Expertise — International Criminal Law
International Criminal Law
Since its founding, the Firm has devoted a significant share of its practice to international criminal law.
We regularly work in several languages — Arabic, French, English, and Spanish — and assist clients facing cross-border criminal matters.
We act on behalf of clients in Morocco and abroad who are the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by another country and wish to contest its enforcement. We also assist clients targeted by an international arrest warrant issued by Morocco.
What we handle
Extradition
Our Firm represents and assists clients in extradition matters (proceedings concerning individuals sought by INTERPOL) before the Court of Cassation and the other competent administrative institutions (the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice, and diplomatic missions).
International transfer of convicted persons
We also act for convicted clients detained in Morocco who wish to serve the remainder of their sentence in their home country.
International letters rogatory
We also follow up on international letters rogatory, in particular when a client is subject to investigative or judicial measures in Morocco requested by a foreign judicial authority.
International Criminal Law
Me Rabii Chekkouri
Me Rabii Chekkouri specialized in international criminal law from the outset of his training in France. His dual academic and professional background in Morocco and France gave him a practical grasp of the different facets of international judicial cooperation.
During his training at the Institut d'Études Judiciaires and the Lyon Bar School, Me Chekkouri gained experience through practical placements at law firms and public institutions in France and Morocco: criminal law firms in France, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Saint-Étienne Tribunal, the Prosecutor General's Office at Morocco's Court of Cassation (extradition section), the Office of the Public Prosecutor in Morocco (international judicial cooperation unit — extraditions and prisoner transfers), and the international cooperation division of Morocco's prison administration.
Publications
Extradition in Morocco
The Kingdom of Morocco has signed bilateral and multilateral extradition conventions with several countries, including most Arab countries, a number of European countries, and other states around the world.
Franco-Moroccan criminal assistance: extradition and prisoner transfer
The power to judge and enforce a judgment falls within a state's sovereignty and is subject to the principle of territoriality, which prevents judicial bodies from acting beyond their territorial limits…
Extradition and political offenses
Extradition is an international judicial procedure that allows a state (the requesting state) to seek the surrender of a wanted person located in the territory of another state (the requested state) for the purposes of criminal prosecution or the enforcement of a sentence…
The European arrest warrant: the French case
The free movement of people, capital, goods, and services could not remain separate from Justice within the European Union.
These four analyses were published by Me Rabii Chekkouri on Village-Justice.com (in French).
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