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Mohamed Bennouna (Arabic: محمد بنونة; born 29 April 1943) is a Moroccan diplomat and jurist.He worked as a professor at the Mohammed V University, as a permanent representative of his native country at the United Nations from 1998 to 2001, as a Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and as a judge of the International Court of Justice from 2006 to 2024.
From Paris, Mohammed V addressed Morocco, promising reforms to bring the country toward "a democratic state based on a constitutional monarchy." Muslims gathered in the mosques the following Friday to hear Mohammed V's Friday sermon , while national council of Moroccan rabbis met in Rabat and issued a declaration of joy.
The Mohammed V International Airport, Stade Mohammed V and Mohammed V Square in Casablanca, the Mohammed V Avenue, Mohammed V University and Mohammadia School of Engineering in Rabat, and the Mohammed V Mosque in Tangier are among numerous buildings, locales and institutions named after him. There's a mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat.
Previously, only "political" equality was guaranteed, though the 1996 constitution grants all citizens equality in terms of rights and before the law. [ 11 ] The King would retain complete control of the armed forces, foreign policy, the judiciary, and matters pertaining to religion, and would also retain authority for choosing and dismissing ...
During World War II, Morocco fell under the Nazi-backed Vichy Regime, which attempted to deport the Jewish population to concentration camps. This attempt was blocked by Mohammed V of Morocco, although other anti-Jewish laws were successfully passed. Following independence in 1956, Morocco established a constitution which re-established Islam ...
Sultan Muhammad V signed the Dahir under no duress though he was only 20 years old at the time. [1] The new legal system in Berber tribes would be ostensibly based on local and centuries-old Berber laws that had inherited and evolved throughout the millennia of the Islamic conquest of North Africa, rather than the Islamic Sharia. [1]
The King is formally the chief of the military. Upon the death of his father Mohammed V, King Hassan II succeeded to the throne in 1961. He ruled Morocco for the next 38 years until he died in 1999. His son, the King Mohammed VI, assumed the throne in July 1999. [4]
The lack of a strong children protection system and dedicated child protection code in Morocco has led to a high number of children in institutions (est. 471,006) and a high rate of children who are abandoned (est. 1 in 300) and contributed to the difficulty in maintaining children's access to justice during the COVID-19 pandemic.