Adel (official)

In Morocco an Adl (plural Adoul) (Arabic: عدل جمعه عدول) is an individual who practices a liberal profession through a set of competencies and conditions specified in accordance with Law No. 16.03 related to the justice plan.^[1] and in special legal texts. This profession falls within the auxiliary professions of the judiciary.^[2]

Adels act in pairs to record marriages. They may also draft contracts, prenuptial agreements, divorce settlements and adjudicate testaments. Their office is comparable to that of a civil law notary. Women were first allowed to become adels in 2018.^[3][4][5][6]

See also

• fr:Mariage musulman marocain

References

1. Law No. 16.03 related to the justice plan, issued by the Royal Decree No. 1.06.56 on the 15th of Muharram 1427 (14th of February 2006).
2. "العدول". Ministère de la Justice. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
3. "Le Maroc autorise les femmes à exercer le métier de notaire de droit musulman". Le Monde (in French). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
4. Elhassani, Ihsane Elidrissi (30 September 2018). "Women Adoul in Morocco: The Not So Modern Legal Dilemma". Morocco World News. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
5. "Driss Alami : La profession de Adel ouverte aux femmes, conforte l'égalité des genres". La Tribune. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
6. "Les consulats du Maroc". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-12.