Law N° 38.21 on the General Inspectorate of Judicial Affairs which stipulates the functions entrusted to the latter, namely:

• Centralized judicial inspection of the Kingdom’s courts, including the presidency and the Public Prosecution;
• Coordinate, oversee and supervise the decentralized judicial inspection;
• Examine and process grievances forwarded by the President Delegate;
• Conduct, at the behest of the President Delegate, research and investigations regarding the disciplinary matter;
• Trak judges’ wealth by delegation from the President Delegate;
• Estimate the wealth of judges, their wives and children, by assignment from the President Delegate;
• Contribute to the preparation of studies and reports on the status of the judiciary and the justice system;
• Implement international cooperation programs established by the Council regarding judicial inspection.

Objectives of the Centralized Judicial Inspection:

The Law on General Inspectorate of Judicial Affairs dealt with the centralized judicial inspection extensively in the first part of Chapter three, and defined its objectives and purposes in Article 11 as follows:

• Track and evaluate the judicial performance of courts based on indicators as to efficacy, efficiency and quality;
• Assess the extent of the implementation of work programs related to the improvement of judicial administration;
• Detect obstacles and difficulties hindering the improvement of the judicial efficiency, and propose solutions and means to redress the observed imbalance.

Objectives of the Decentralized Judicial Inspection:

Law N° 38.21 dealt with the decentralized judicial inspection carried out by first Presidents of courts of appeals and the General Prosecutors of the King attached to them in first instance courts under their jurisdictions, in the second part of Chapter three, and defined its objectives and purposes in Article 18 as follows:

• Assess the extent of the implementation of the programs outlined in the minutes of the general assemblies within its jurisdictions;
• Detect breaches and obstacles that imped the improvement of judicial efficiency;
• Improve judicial performance and increase its quality;
• Unify the judicial work within jurisdictions;
• Assess the extent of the implementation of the recommendations cited in the reports of the General Inspectorate.