Mohammed V of Morocco

“ Let it be known by this that our Sharifian Majesty, considering the dahir of our August father, H.M. the Sultan Moulay Yusef, on the day of the 11th September, 1914, has prescribed in the interest of many of our subjects and of the tranquility of the State to respect the traditional status of the Berbers. It is now appropriate to clarify the conditions in which justice will be done in the same tribes. ”

“ Art. 2. Subject to the jurisdictional rules that govern the French courts of Our Empire, legal actions, civil or commercial, securities or real estates are judged, as a first or last resort, at the rate which will be fixed by Vizerial Order, by special jurisdictions called customary courts. These courts also have jurisdiction in all matters of personal status and inheritance. ”

“ Art. 6. The French courts sitting in criminal matters, under the rules of their own, are responsible for the punishment of crimes committed in Berber country regardless of the status of the perpetrator [2] . In these cases applies the Dahir of the 12th August, 1913 (9 Ramadan 1331) on criminal procedure.
Art. 7. Real estate which belongs to parties, either as plaintiff or defendant, who are nationals under the French jurisdiction, are the jurisdiction of those courts. ”