Chekkouri Law Firm

Publications

Publications

Legal analysis by Maître Rabii Chekkouri on international criminal law, extradition, Moroccan tax law, and comparative criminal procedure.

Tax Law

Tax audits in Morocco

A complete walkthrough of the Moroccan tax audit: triggers, statutory duration, the correction procedure, appeal commissions, and strategy when facing the tax authorities.

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Criminal Law

Criminal procedure: a comparison between Morocco and France

In criminal matters, some procedural rules in Morocco and France are identical, others completely different: investigation, custody, pre-trial instruction, trial, limitation periods, and appeals.

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International Law

International drug trafficking in Morocco: controlled delivery, extradition, and prisoner transfer

As a gateway to the African continent, Morocco is a transit point for individuals of various nationalities intercepted in drug-trafficking matters — controlled delivery, extradition, and prisoner transfer.

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International Law

When should you call on a lawyer specialized in international law?

Guidance from an international lawyer becomes essential as soon as a matter involves a foreign element: extradition, prisoner transfer, letters rogatory, or private international law.

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International Law

Judicial cooperation between Morocco and France: the extradition procedure

Sovereignty and territoriality principles make international judicial cooperation necessary. A complete walkthrough of the extradition procedure between Morocco and France.

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Civil Liability

The distress of imminent death as harm: toward independent compensation?

Can compensation for the anguish of imminent death be sought independently of pain-and-suffering damages? A conceptual and case-law analysis.

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Criminal Law

Ignorance of the law is no excuse — but what of Moroccan criminal law itself?

The Moroccan Penal Code opens with the principle that ignorance of the law is no excuse. Yet some of its provisions, left unchanged for decades, sit uneasily with the constitutional principle of criminal legality.

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