The Law and Artificial Intelligence Research Unit of the International Centre for Legal, Economic and Social Studies has published “Law No. 051.26 Regulating the Adoul Profession: A Reading and Summary of Its Key Provisions”, supervised by Dr Nabil Sediri, head of the Unit, with a foreword by Dr Mustapha Elfourki, director of the Centre.
The book offers a structured reading and summary of the main provisions of Morocco's new law on the adoul profession, and also covers digitalisation, artificial intelligence, data protection and the reliability of official documents. It is intended for adouls, legal practitioners, researchers and law students.
Topics include:
- The new legal framework and its key changes
- Entry requirements, competitive examination, training and probation
- Rights, duties, incompatibilities and prohibitions
- Adouls' powers and the procedure for receiving and drafting deeds
- The “lafif” testimony deed and its conditions
- Record keeping and issuing copies
- Professional partnership, oversight, inspection and discipline
- The national and regional councils
- Digital transformation and AI in adoul notarial practice