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The Minister of Justice issued an order creating and organizing the decentralized services of the ministry, by establishing provincial directorates of justice at the level of the judicial districts of each Court of Appeal.
In a press release, the Ministry of Justice specifies that this measure is part of the consolidation of decentralization and the consecration of the foundations of a modern judicial administration.
It also comes in the wake of the implementation of the ministry’s strategy aimed at bringing services closer to citizens and strengthening the efficiency and quality of judicial services, by means of strengthening the administrative and financial autonomy of provincial directorates. . According to the same source, this decision aims to provide provincial directorates with the means to implement the sectoral strategies of the ministry by taking into consideration the specificities specific to each judicial district.
These directorates will be invested with main responsibilities, notably ensuring the proper management of the administrative and financial affairs of the courts, and ensuring the coordination of efforts at the local level, specifies the ministry.
Their missions will also be to develop budgetary plans meeting the needs of judicial districts, and to contribute to the establishment of good governance and the achievement of justice objectives through a system of precise performance indicators. which complies with modern standards.
The establishment of these entities constitutes an important step on the path to anchoring decentralization and achieving the digital transition within the judicial administration, in the sense that they will ensure the development and maintenance of the digital infrastructure of the courts and the provision of human and logistical resources, in addition to improving the management of archives so as to facilitate judicial action and develop the services provided to citizens.
Likewise, these provincial directorates will work to conclude local partnerships with the territorial authorities and the various local actors with the aim of consolidating societal justice and strengthening institutional communication, in line with the ministry’s vision in terms of the consecration of fair and efficient justice in the different regions of the Kingdom.
This decision constitutes a new phase in the development process of the justice sector, reflecting the ministry’s commitment to strengthening decentralization as a fundamental pillar for modernizing the judicial system and achieving sustainable development, the press release concludes.
