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Yesterday, Wednesday in Brussels, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Higher Institute of Judiciary and the Belgian Institute for Judicial Training, with the aim of strengthening institutional cooperation between the two sides in the field of judicial training.
This protocol was signed by both the Director General of the Higher Institute of Judiciary, Abd El Hanin Touzani, and the Director of the Belgian Institute for Judicial Training, Raf Van Ransbeek, in the presence of the Moroccan Ambassador to Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Mohamed Amer, as well as a number of judicial figures.
The memorandum of understanding embodies the commitment of the two institutions to develop an advanced model for the exchange of expertise and the sharing of best practices in the field of judicial training, in the context of strengthening cooperation and partnership relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Kingdom of Belgium.
This agreement includes multiple areas, including the management of judicial training institutions, governance of framing, and the development of pedagogical structures, in addition to preparing joint programs and organizing continuous training courses for the benefit of judges, which enhances the capabilities of the actors in the justice system.
The memorandum also provides for keeping pace with global transformations in the fields of law, human rights, and combating organized crime, and developing governance and digital justice mechanisms, which contributes to the modernization of the judicial systems in both countries, and the consolidation of bridges of communication between the judicial authorities and improving the performance of their institutions.
In a statement to the Moroccan News Agency, Touzani confirmed that the signing of this memorandum falls within the framework of the opening of national judicial institutions to international partnerships, and the strengthening of judicial ties at the global level, highlighting the strength of the relations between Morocco and Belgium in the political, economic, and judicial fields.
He added that the agreement will enable judges of both countries to exchange experiences and best practices, especially in the field of judicial training, continuing education and judicial administration, stressing that this protocol comes to strengthen existing and intensive cooperation relations between the two sides.
For his part, Van Ransbeek expressed his satisfaction with the signing of the memorandum of understanding, which will contribute to consolidating cooperation and the exchange of experiences between the two institutions, highlighting that the agreement opens new horizons for the establishment of joint formations and the expansion of areas of cooperation for the benefit of the justice systems in the two countries.
He pointed to the strength of judicial cooperation between Morocco and Belgium, recalling that the Kingdom of Morocco is the only country with which Belgium has signed an agreement to exchange communication judges, considering that this protocol comes to frame and develop an advanced partnership that already exists between the two institutions.
In the same context, the communication judge in Belgium and Luxembourg, Iman El Malki, confirmed that this agreement constitutes a strategic framework of great importance that will contribute to strengthening the gains and developing governance methods, in line with developments related to international law, digital justice and the human rights system at the global level.
