In a nutshell, Law 31.13 grants citizens the right to access information retained by government entities. However, Law 31.13 was only officially enacted in March 2020, following a one-year delay due to logistical hiccups and implementation-related issues. The law was originally scheduled to come into effect a year after its publication in the official gazette in March 2019. It was ratified in February 2018 after years of debate and legislative battles. Law 31.13 was the product of these collective efforts. A specialized commission composed of members of ministerial departments, government agencies, private sector companies, and civil society organizations was later established to work out the details of the law. 2 As a result, Article 27 was drafted and included in the 2011 amended constitution, and, therefore, access to information became a fundamental right to all citizens and legal residents of Morocco. However, it was not until the Arab uprisings and the February 20 th movement when government officials and civil society actors embarked on an initiative to promote accountable, responsive, and inclusive governance. Law 31.13 has the potential to improve the quality of public services and empower citizens, but there are also major obstacles and gaps that require immediate attention-including the lack of political commitment to transparency, the prevailing institutional culture of retaining information, and, most importantly, the increasing closure of the civic space and crackdown on opposing voices.ĭiscussions on a Right to Information Law were initiated as early as 2007, following Morocco’s ratification of the UN Convention against Corruption (Resolution 58/4).

Whereas the Right to Information Law promises to promote transparency and responsiveness as well as to restore public trust in state institutions, it is still unclear as to how it will benefit disadvantaged groups in marginalized regions and improve local governance.

According to the new law-and pursuant to Article 27 of the 2011 constitution-citizens have the right to request information held by the public administration, elected institutions, and public service provision organizations. On March 12, 2020, Law 31.13 came into force two years after its promulgation. 1 This is a major step for the monarchy as it vows to commit to the four key principles of the OGP: public access to information, asset declarations by public officials, fiscal transparency, and citizen participation. OK? So that's the only mechanism.With the ratification of the Right to Information Law (31.13) in February 2018, Morocco has officially joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP). He's just going to stay there in his jammies for two more years. And he's not going to be proactive with executive orders. can't do anymore damage because you've got him in a hole. You neutralize him next November, with the Republicans taking back the House and Senate, then he's done. We elected this guy and he's there for four years. That's the only mechanism that we have, under the Constitution. 'But there is no mechanism to do anything about it until a year from this November: the midterm elections.

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