Morocco · Courts
Court structure of Morocco
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court
- Twelve members, half appointed by the King; reviews legislation and election disputes.
- Final appellate — Court of Cassation
- In Rabat; final appeals on law in civil, criminal, commercial and administrative matters.
- Appellate — Courts of Appeal
- Including specialised commercial and administrative appeal courts.
- First instance — Courts of First Instance
- With family divisions applying the Moudawana.
- Specialist — Commercial and administrative courts
- Separate first-instance tracks created in the 1990s reforms.
Every court in the hierarchy
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