International Team Project: Morocco Research Checklist

Prepared for International Team Project: Morocco at Northwestern Law, Spring 2009, by Irene Berkey, Foreign and International Law Librarian.

Materials in this checklist are primarily in English, unless otherwise noted.

General Country Information

General Resources by Country or Region (history, geography, government, economy, etc.) Find information on Morocco in these multi-country resources.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World I,REF DS 35.53 .O95 2001 v.1-4

Selected web sites for Morocco

Profile of Morocco. Embassy of Morocco to the United States of America. Includes section on the Sahara issue.
Portail national du Maroc (English language page) Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc.
Ambassade de France au Maroc Includes iMaroc: Annuaire du web marocain. Links to various categories of information, including "Administrations et organismes publics" (governmental agencies) (In French)

African and Middle Eastern Studies Web Sites

Northwestern University: Africana Collection | Electronic Resources | Program of African Studies
Columbia University : African Studies Internet Resources (World Wide Web Virtual Library) | International Directory of African Studies Scholars | Middle East Studies Internet Resources (World Wide Web Virtual Library).

Laws and Legal System

Introductions/Research Guides/Links to Codes and Legislation

Guide to the Morocco Legal System, by Dahmène Touchent (GlobaLex, 2006) .
Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World by Reynolds and Flores. For each country, background on the legal system and legal publication, citations to laws on particular topics and to English language translations. Note: may not be up-to-date with respect to Moroccan family law.
Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. Morocco: Vol. 3, pages 1070-1075 (I,REF K 48 .L44 2002)
"The Legal System of the Kingdom of Morocco," by C. Scott Talbot, in Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia, volume 6. Note: this article dates from the mid 1980s (I,REF K 48 .M62 1988 )
Guide to Law Online: Morocco Law Library of Congress.
World Legal Information Institute: Morocco
ADALA Maroc Portail Juridique et Judiciaire du Ministère de la Justice du Maroc. Legal portal from the Ministry of Justice. Available in French and Arabic versions; Arabic version may include more texts. Access to codes, legislation, treaties, circulars, practice tools, statistics, etc.
Kingdom of Morocco: Ministry of Justice Includes " Judicial Organization", " Judicial Chart" and Constitution (under "Legislation"). French language version includes texts of some laws that are not available in the English language version.
Droit francophone: Maroc Links to legal resources for Morocco. In French.
Droit des affairs au Maroc Droit-Afrique.com. Links to business laws. In French.

Constitution

Kingdom of Morocco, the Revised Constitution, 1996 is available in Constitutions of the Countries of the World (search for Morocco in "Location" box. Also available in print.I,MON K 3157 .A2B58 1971 v.12 See also "Introductory and Comparative Notes".
The Constitution Is available from the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco.

Family Law

The Moroccan Family Code (Moudawana) of February 5, 2004 Unofficial English translation.
Code de la Famille: La Moudawana (2004) Ministère de la Justice du Maroc. See left navigation panel for links to Code de la Famille (PDF), as well as “Guide Pratique du Code de la Famille,” and “Foire aux Questions” (which constitutes the content portion of the page).
Code de la Famille (2004) Ministère de la Justice du Maroc (ADALA Maroc portal).
Statistics on marriage and divorce ADALA Maroc portal.
Family law prior to 2004 revision may be found at the following: Amazigh World: Morocco, which includes Civil Code (in French) under link name, "Ancien code de la femme de 1958" ; El Alami, Islamic Marriage and Divorce Laws of the Arab World (1996) ( N,GAA KMC 160 .E4 1996), which includes English translation of "The Code of Personal Status" at page 198- ; Islamic Family Law: Morocco, Emory University Law School, updated as of 2002.

Finding Books on Morocco

Finding Books at Northwestern University (NUcat Searching Tips)
Finding Books at Other Libraries (WorldCat )

Finding Articles:

Hints: Many subject areas are relevant--not just law. | Use indexes to identify relevant articles. | " Advanced search" often easier than "basic search." | Find relevant citation, then click on "subject headings" or " descriptors" to find more. | " Find it at NU" button often leads to electronic full text. | NUcat " journal title" search leads to print and/or electronic full text.
- Find Legal Articles (mostly from U.S. and Anglo-American journals, including foreign and international law topics)
- Finding Articles and Papers on Foreign and Comparative Law (for articles on law of countries other than the U.S. and comparative law methodology, from journals published both in the U.S. and abroad)
- Finding Articles and Papers on International Law (for public and private international law)
- Find Non-Law Articles (for subjects in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences)

Finding Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Full Text Entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses, many of which are available for immediate free download. Can search by school, e.g., Northwestern.

Finding Statistics

Worldwide Statistical Resources

News: General, Legal, and Business

Note that both Lexis and Westlaw allow you to create and save a search, to be run on a periodic basis, such as daily or weekly. For links to tutorials, see the Research Alerts page of the library's web site. Always check scope notes (click on information icon) for dates of coverage. Not all publications are current.

Many organizations make it possible to monitor news by means of an RSS/XML ("Really Simple Syndication") feed. For information of setting up RSS feeds, see the Research Alerts: RSS Feeds section of the library's web site.

LexisNexis. News & Business tab > Country & Region (excluding U.S.) > Middle East & Africa
Westlaw.
- Business & News tab > Global News
- Westlaw International tab > International/Worldwide Materials > Middle East & North Africa
Morocco: News and Media. Links to free Internet news sources listed in the Open Directory Project.
World News Connection . Provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Open Source Center (OSC)
Le Service de Press-Ambassade. From the web site of the French Embassy to Morocco (in French).
ISI Emerging Markets includes news items.

International Business Resources

ABI/INFORM Citations, abstracts and many full text articles on business and management
Business Source Premier " Citations, abstracts and many full text articles from scholarly publications on business.
GlobalEDGE (TM) Resource Desk. Michigan State University.

See our web site's International Trade, Business, and Economic Law page.

International Organizations

Worldwide Organizations

( Morocco is not necessarily a member, but these web sites are good sources of information about Morocco.)

Regional Organizations

(These are some regional organizations of which Morocco is a member)

Additional Resources for Special Topics

Children/Family

(see also Women's Issues)

At a Glance: Morocco. UNICEF. Provides background information on the social conditions experienced by children.
Islamic Family Law. Emory University Law School. Updated as of 2002.
Buskens, L., Recent Debates on Family Law in Morocco: Islamic Law as Politics in an Emerging Public Sphere, 10 Islamic Law & Society 70-131 (2003) . Also in print Moh 05 I815
Family and Society Studies Worldwide . Citations and abstracts in family science, human ecology, and human development.
The Challenge of Implementing Morocco's New Personal Status Law, by Stephanie Willman Bordat and Saida Kouzzi, Global Rights.

Economic Development

African Development Bank Group: Morocco
United Nations Development Programme - Morocco (in French)
World Bank - Morocco
EconLit Citations and selected abstracts to articles from more than 400 economics journals.
ISI Emerging Markets

Education

ERIC Citations to articles and reports on education.

Environment/Land Use/Natural Resources

ECOLEX. World Conservation Union (IUCN). A database of imformation on environmental law.
FAOLEX. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. A legislative database on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources.
Pollution Abstracts Environment-related international literature on pollution.
Agricola National Agricultural Library. Citations to agricultural literature.

Western Sahara

FMO Research Guide: Western Sahara By Danielle Van Brunt Smith, Forced Migration Online, 2004

Women's Issues

(see also Children/Family)

African Women's Bibliographic Database
Contemporary Women's Issues Women's studies, including works on sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights.
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures (I,REF HQ 1170 .E53 2003)
See other databases on Gender Studies available from the Northwestern University Library
La Marocaine: Premier portail dédié à la femme Marocaine

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	U.S. Primary Law U.S. Government Resources (federal, state and local) Illinois and Chicago International Foreign and Comparative Getting Started Finding Articles and Papers Law by Country or Region Law by Subject General Resources by Country or Region Statistical Resources Selected Topics Find Books, Articles, etc. Writing a Paper or Article Research Alerts	International Team Project: Morocco Research Checklist Prepared for International Team Project: Morocco at Northwestern Law, Spring 2009, by Irene Berkey, Foreign and International Law Librarian. Materials in this checklist are primarily in English, unless otherwise noted. General Country Information General Resources by Country or Region (history, geography, government, economy, etc.) Find information on Morocco in these multi-country resources. Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World I,REF DS 35.53 .O95 2001 v.1-4 Selected web sites for Morocco Profile of Morocco. Embassy of Morocco to the United States of America. Includes section on the Sahara issue. Portail national du Maroc (English language page) Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc. Ambassade de France au Maroc Includes iMaroc: Annuaire du web marocain. Links to various categories of information, including "Administrations et organismes publics" (governmental agencies) (In French) African and Middle Eastern Studies Web Sites Northwestern University: Africana Collection \| Electronic Resources \| Program of African Studies Columbia University : African Studies Internet Resources (World Wide Web Virtual Library) \| International Directory of African Studies Scholars \| Middle East Studies Internet Resources (World Wide Web Virtual Library). Laws and Legal System Introductions/Research Guides/Links to Codes and Legislation Guide to the Morocco Legal System, by Dahmène Touchent (GlobaLex, 2006) . Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World by Reynolds and Flores. For each country, background on the legal system and legal publication, citations to laws on particular topics and to English language translations. Note: may not be up-to-date with respect to Moroccan family law. Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. Morocco: Vol. 3, pages 1070-1075 (I,REF K 48 .L44 2002) "The Legal System of the Kingdom of Morocco," by C. Scott Talbot, in Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia, volume 6. Note: this article dates from the mid 1980s (I,REF K 48 .M62 1988 ) Guide to Law Online: Morocco Law Library of Congress. World Legal Information Institute: Morocco ADALA Maroc Portail Juridique et Judiciaire du Ministère de la Justice du Maroc. Legal portal from the Ministry of Justice. Available in French and Arabic versions; Arabic version may include more texts. Access to codes, legislation, treaties, circulars, practice tools, statistics, etc. Kingdom of Morocco: Ministry of Justice Includes " Judicial Organization", " Judicial Chart" and Constitution (under "Legislation"). French language version includes texts of some laws that are not available in the English language version. Droit francophone: Maroc Links to legal resources for Morocco. In French. Droit des affairs au Maroc Droit-Afrique.com. Links to business laws. In French. Constitution Kingdom of Morocco, the Revised Constitution, 1996 is available in Constitutions of the Countries of the World (search for Morocco in "Location" box. Also available in print.I,MON K 3157 .A2B58 1971 v.12 See also "Introductory and Comparative Notes". The Constitution Is available from the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco. Family Law The Moroccan Family Code (Moudawana) of February 5, 2004 Unofficial English translation. Code de la Famille: La Moudawana (2004) Ministère de la Justice du Maroc. See left navigation panel for links to Code de la Famille (PDF), as well as “Guide Pratique du Code de la Famille,” and “Foire aux Questions” (which constitutes the content portion of the page). Code de la Famille (2004) Ministère de la Justice du Maroc (ADALA Maroc portal). Statistics on marriage and divorce ADALA Maroc portal. Family law prior to 2004 revision may be found at the following: Amazigh World: Morocco, which includes Civil Code (in French) under link name, "Ancien code de la femme de 1958" ; El Alami, Islamic Marriage and Divorce Laws of the Arab World (1996) ( N,GAA KMC 160 .E4 1996), which includes English translation of "The Code of Personal Status" at page 198- ; Islamic Family Law: Morocco, Emory University Law School, updated as of 2002. Finding Books on Morocco Finding Books at Northwestern University (NUcat Searching Tips) Finding Books at Other Libraries (WorldCat ) Finding Articles: Hints: Many subject areas are relevant--not just law. \| Use indexes to identify relevant articles. \| " Advanced search" often easier than "basic search." \| Find relevant citation, then click on "subject headings" or " descriptors" to find more. \| " Find it at NU" button often leads to electronic full text. \| NUcat " journal title" search leads to print and/or electronic full text. Find Legal Articles (mostly from U.S. and Anglo-American journals, including foreign and international law topics) Finding Articles and Papers on Foreign and Comparative Law (for articles on law of countries other than the U.S. and comparative law methodology, from journals published both in the U.S. and abroad) Finding Articles and Papers on International Law (for public and private international law) Find Non-Law Articles (for subjects in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences) Finding Dissertations ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Full Text Entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses, many of which are available for immediate free download. Can search by school, e.g., Northwestern. Finding Statistics Worldwide Statistical Resources News: General, Legal, and Business Note that both Lexis and Westlaw allow you to create and save a search, to be run on a periodic basis, such as daily or weekly. For links to tutorials, see the Research Alerts page of the library's web site. Always check scope notes (click on information icon) for dates of coverage. Not all publications are current. Many organizations make it possible to monitor news by means of an RSS/XML ("Really Simple Syndication") feed. For information of setting up RSS feeds, see the Research Alerts: RSS Feeds section of the library's web site. LexisNexis. News & Business tab > Country & Region (excluding U.S.) > Middle East & Africa Westlaw. Business & News tab > Global News Westlaw International tab > International/Worldwide Materials > Middle East & North Africa Morocco: News and Media. Links to free Internet news sources listed in the Open Directory Project. World News Connection . Provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Open Source Center (OSC) Le Service de Press-Ambassade. From the web site of the French Embassy to Morocco (in French). ISI Emerging Markets includes news items. International Business Resources ABI/INFORM Citations, abstracts and many full text articles on business and management Business Source Premier " Citations, abstracts and many full text articles from scholarly publications on business. GlobalEDGE (TM) Resource Desk. Michigan State University. See our web site's International Trade, Business, and Economic Law page. International Organizations Worldwide Organizations ( Morocco is not necessarily a member, but these web sites are good sources of information about Morocco.) International Labour Organization (ILO) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Economic, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Organizations (These are some regional organizations of which Morocco is a member) Ministry of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) League of Arab States Union du Maghreb Arabe (UMA) Additional Resources for Special Topics Children/Family (see also Women's Issues) At a Glance: Morocco. UNICEF. Provides background information on the social conditions experienced by children. Islamic Family Law. Emory University Law School. Updated as of 2002. Buskens, L., Recent Debates on Family Law in Morocco: Islamic Law as Politics in an Emerging Public Sphere, 10 Islamic Law & Society 70-131 (2003) . Also in print Moh 05 I815 Family and Society Studies Worldwide . Citations and abstracts in family science, human ecology, and human development. The Challenge of Implementing Morocco's New Personal Status Law, by Stephanie Willman Bordat and Saida Kouzzi, Global Rights. Economic Development African Development Bank Group: Morocco United Nations Development Programme - Morocco (in French) World Bank - Morocco EconLit Citations and selected abstracts to articles from more than 400 economics journals. ISI Emerging Markets Education ERIC Citations to articles and reports on education. Environment/Land Use/Natural Resources ECOLEX. World Conservation Union (IUCN). A database of imformation on environmental law. FAOLEX. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. A legislative database on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources. Pollution Abstracts Environment-related international literature on pollution. Agricola National Agricultural Library. Citations to agricultural literature. Health World Health Organization: Morocco. African HealthLine International Digest of Health Legislation World Health Organization Human Rights Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007 - Morocco.U.S. Dept. of State. Amnesty International Annual Report 2008 - Morocco/Western Sahara Global Rights Human Rights Watch - Morocco Kingdom of Morocco Advisory Council on Human Rights United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Morocco Homepage Human Rights portion of Pritzker Legal Research Center web site Refugees/Immigration/Relief Guide to International Refugee Resources on the Web. By Elisa Mason. ReliefWeb: Morocco UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency - Morocco United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Religion ATLAS Full-Text Plus Religion Database Index Islamicus Web of Science Select "Arts & Humanities Citation Index." Western Sahara FMO Research Guide: Western Sahara By Danielle Van Brunt Smith, Forced Migration Online, 2004 Women's Issues (see also Children/Family) African Women's Bibliographic Database Contemporary Women's Issues Women's studies, including works on sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights. Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures (I,REF HQ 1170 .E53 2003) See other databases on Gender Studies available from the Northwestern University Library La Marocaine: Premier portail dédié à la femme Marocaine