Property rights in Morocco: what legal guarantees?

Rym; Rym CHERKAOUI

Article Details

Property rights in Morocco: what legal guarantees?

Authors:

Rym | Rym CHERKAOUI

Publisher:

مجلة الدراسات المتعددة التخصصات في العلوم الاقتصادية والاجتماعية

Journal:

Revue des Études Multidisciplinaires en Sciences Économiques et Sociales Vol.10 Issue 3, pp.405-419

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2026

Document Language:

French

Document ID (Org No.):

2001841436

pISSN:

2489-2068

Abstract:

 This article examines the judicial guarantees provided by the Moroccan legal system regarding access to property. Property rights, enshrined as a constitutional right by the 2011 Constitution, are grounded in a comprehensive legislative framework, the cornerstone of which is the Dahir of 12 August 1913 on property registration. The article is structured around two main themes: the preventive role of the judiciary in securing land rights, through the mechanisms of opposition and provisional notation (“prénotation”); and the regulatory role of the land judge, particularly in the fight against real estate fraud (“spoliation immobilière”) and the regulation of off-plan sales (VEFA). The author concludes that despite the richness of the legislative framework, case law remains essential to ensure the effective exercise of property rights and to reconcile land security with social equity. Keywords: land law – property registration – ownership – land security – real estate case law.

Article Details

Property rights in Morocco: what legal guarantees?

Authors: Rym | Rym CHERKAOUI

Publisher: مجلة الدراسات المتعددة التخصصات في العلوم الاقتصادية والاجتماعية

Journal: Revue des Études Multidisciplinaires en Sciences Économiques et Sociales Vol.10 Issue 3, pp.405-419

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2026

Document Language: French

Document ID (Org No.): 2001841436

pISSN: 2489-2068

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Authors:

Rym | Rym CHERKAOUI

Publisher:

مجلة الدراسات المتعددة التخصصات في العلوم الاقتصادية والاجتماعية

Journal:

Revue des Études Multidisciplinaires en Sciences Économiques et Sociales Vol.10 Issue 3, pp.405-419

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2026

Document Language:

French

Document ID (Org No.):

2001841436

pISSN:

2489-2068