Morocco’s highest court has opened a new institutional channel with Beirut. On Tuesday in Rabat, the Court of Cassation of the Kingdom of Morocco and its Lebanese counterpart signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at building a lasting partnership between the two countries’ supreme judicial bodies.
The agreement bears the signatures of Mohamed Abdennebaoui, First President of Morocco’s Court of Cassation and Deputy Chair of the Supreme Judicial Council, and Suhail Abboud, First President of the Lebanese Court of Cassation. Their meeting establishes a flexible, modern framework for exchanging judicial and administrative best practices, along with rulings, decisions and legislative research between the two judiciaries.
The scope of cooperation is broad. It spans civil and criminal law, joint training on human rights and anti-corruption standards, and closer monitoring of cross-border financial and cyber-enabled crime. Digital transformation features prominently in the text, with both sides committing to advance electronic archiving, case-management systems and sound governance of judicial procedures. The two courts also agreed to compare notes on judicial inspection, performance evaluation and accountability mechanisms.
Amal Al-Mouniaa, who heads the training and cooperation unit at Morocco’s Supreme Judicial Council, described the memorandum as an embodiment of what she called the deep friendship and brotherhood between the two nations. She emphasized that dialogue between Moroccan and Lebanese magistrates would help strengthen the rule of law, judicial independence and the overall quality of court work in both countries.
To keep the partnership on track, the memorandum sets up a joint follow-up committee tasked with drafting an annual action plan, organizing judicial training seminars and workshops, and identifying further avenues for joint initiatives. The committee is expected to meet both in person and virtually, depending on scheduling needs.
Officials on both sides were careful to stress that the expanded cooperation will proceed with full respect for the sovereignty and independence of each national judiciary. Beyond its symbolic diplomatic weight, the agreement reflects Morocco’s broader push to deepen South-South legal partnerships at a time when tackling transnational crime increasingly requires tighter coordination among Arab judicial systems.
