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of Article (08) of the Organic Law No. 106.13 on the statute system, whether it concerns criminalization or punishment. ISSUE No. 446
of judges, which states the following: «The tasks of the The review of the criminal law and the establishment of
training institute for judges, its organization rules, and its alternative penalties were included in this modern and
management methods shall be determined by law». This integrated approach, aiming to overcome the shortcomings
draft law reviews the legal framework governing the Higher of short-term custodial sentences, especially considering
Institute of Judiciary to align it with the developments the overcrowding of prison institutions and its impact on
resulting from the institutional independence of the the process of integration and rehabilitation. Additionally,
judiciary, as well as the relevant legislative and regulatory efforts were made to enhance rights and freedoms, develop
texts. Furthermore, it regulates a number of topics and areas crime-fighting tools, and update the mechanisms of criminal
referred to by Organic Law No. 106.13 concerning the statute justice. This was achieved through the preparation of the
of judges under special laws. draft of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which resulted from
In addition to this draft law, which enhances the the implementation of a set of recommendations related to
independence of the judiciary, the Ministry has adopted the justice system.
other important draft laws related to various areas. These Furthermore, the Ministry has undertaken the
include updating the legal provisions related to certain legal implementation of other draft laws related to the
and judicial professions, such as the law regulating the development and modernization of the justice system, which
legal profession and the law concerning judicial experts. It are integral components of a comprehensive and far-reaching
also includes updating the remaining legal procedures and reform plan. These draft laws include the draft law for the
measures, such as the Code of Civil Procedure. establishment of the National Agency for the Management
In relation to the rest of the reforms relevant to criminal and Collection of Seized and Confiscated Money and Property
justice, the Ministry of Justice has taken a series of and Fines, the draft law related to the comprehensive system
legislative and regulatory measures aimed at updating applied to child protection centers and their reintegration
and developing the national legal system. This is done by , the draft law for the establishment of a National Genetic
addressing the growing phenomenon of crime on the one Database, the draft law for the enhancement of social
hand and achieving compatibility with relevant international services, the draft law for the communication judges , as well
human rights charters and conventions, as affirmed by the as the draft law for the modernization and centralization of
Kingdom›s Constitution in 2011 on the other hand. This the Criminal Record.
legislative plan covered various aspects of the criminal justice Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, in collaboration
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