Transitional Justice and Political Changes in Morocco and the Experience of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission

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This paper explores the relationship between transitional justice in Morocco and the political changes at the onset of the third millennium, after King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne.  It relies on the final report of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission and the historical contexts and conditions that accompanied the establishment of the commission and the progress of its work. It ends with the formulation of several questions regarding the path of Morocco’s transitional justice amid the ongoing repercussions of the Arab revolutions since 2011. The aim is to find out the limits and limitations of the transitional justice project in Morocco’s case. 

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This paper explores the relationship between transitional justice in Morocco and the political changes at the onset of the third millennium, after King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne.  It relies on the final report of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission and the historical contexts and conditions that accompanied the establishment of the commission and the progress of its work. It ends with the formulation of several questions regarding the path of Morocco’s transitional justice amid the ongoing repercussions of the Arab revolutions since 2011. The aim is to find out the limits and limitations of the transitional justice project in Morocco’s case. 

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