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This is the decree promulgating the 1963 Moroccan Penal Code.

This decree declared that the Protectorate of Morocco government would recognize the ability for Berbers to retain their own laws and customs.

This section of al-Jarīda al-Rasmiyya officially promulgates the first two books of the Moroccan Personal Status Code, the Mudawwana. The first book presents the stipulations concerning marriage, including issues such as the contract, dowry, and inhibitors (like number of wives). The second book deals with the dissolution of marriage, thus addressing conditions of repudiation, women’s repudiation, and the ʿidda (the woman’s waiting period until she may remarry).

On March 6, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued a revised Executive Order which barred, with certain exceptions, entry to the United States of nationals from six predominantly Muslim countries, suspended the entry of refugees for 120 days, and reduced the number of refugees who can be admitted to the United States by more than half. The Plaintiffs (political activist Linda Sarsour, as well as 26 additional Muslim individuals) filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction. While other litigation opposing the revised Executive Order were filed to enjoin only Sections 2 and 6 of the revised Executive Order, in this case the Plaintiffs asked the Court to enjoin the enforcement of the revised Executive Order in its entirety. In order for the Plaintiffs to succeed, they had to prove that (1) they are likely to succeed on the merits of their case; (2) they are likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of injunctive relief; (3) the balance of the equities tips in their favor; and (4) an injunction would be in the public interest. Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 22, 129 S. Ct. 365, 172 L. Ed. 2d 249 (2008).

Constitution for South Sudan in English, published with the permission of Constitute.

Constitution for Sudan in English, published with the permission of Constitute.

This is a memorandum (circulaire) issued by the shari'a board of the Central Bank of Morocco (Bank al-Maghrib) in January 2017. The document contains fatwas pertaining to Islamic financial instruments such as murābaḥa and regulations concerning its practice and penalties. 

This is the text of the Sudan Penal Code, 1899

Constitution for Libya in English, published with the permission of Constitute.

A child born out of wedlock is typically not entitled to paternity recognition in Morocco. In an unprecedented move, the First Instance Family Court in Tangiers recognized the familial relationship connecting a father to his biological daughter. The Court also required the man to pay 100,000 MAD (10,500 USD) to the child through her mother for the material and moral harms caused to the child from denial of paternity or familial relations. The defendant appealed the judgment. On October 9, 2017, the Tangiers Court of Appeals overturned the First Instance Court decision, rejecting the DNA tests and any recognition of familial relation. The Court also invalidated the lower court’s use of international conventions, explaining that the child is so foreign to her father that the possibility of their future marriage would not be overruled.

This is the official decree promulgating the 1965 Moroccan Court Unification Law (Law 3.64)

Arabic text of the 1837 "Quasi-Constitution"/Organic Law (Qānūn al-Siyāsatnāmah) of Egypt under Muḥammad ʿAlī.

English translation of the 1861 Organic Law of Tunisia (Political and Administrative Code of the Tunisian Kingdom).

Arabic text of the 1882 Destūr Miṣr (Constitution of Egypt).

English translation of the Organic Law of 21 July 1913 of Egypt.

This is the official decree in which the Protectorate Morocco regime conferred limited property rights to the tribal councils (jama'as).

Arabic text of the 1930 Constitution of Egypt (Royal Order No. 70 of 1930, on Establishing a Constitutional Order for the Egyptian State).

Arabic text of the 1935 Constitution of Egypt (Royal Order No. 118 of 1935).

Arabic text of the 1951 Constitution of Libya.

English translation of the 1951 Constitution of Libya.