Adel (official)
In Morocco, a Adel (plural Adoul) (Arabic: عُدُول : جمع عادِل) is a public official who practices a liberal regulated profession through a set of competencies and conditions defined in Law N⁰. 16.03 related to the justice plan,[1] and in special legal texts. This profession falls within the auxiliary professions of the Judiciary of Morocco[2]
Adoul act in pairs to record Islamic/Shar'i marriages, known as Nikah. They may also draft contracts, prenuptial agreements, inheritance-related documents, divorce settlements and adjudicate testaments. Their office is comparable to that of a civil law notary.
Controversy
[edit]On January 23, 2018, women were officially allowed to become Adoul, following a royal decree issued by King Mohammed VI of Morocco. The decision sparked significant controversy - particulary among the existing ranks of Adoul - but also the Moroccan public.[3][4][5][6]
Pronunciation
[edit]The term Adoul (Arabic: عُدول) is classically pronounced /ʕuːduːl/, with the voiced pharyngeal fricative ʿAyn (ع) followed by a long "u" vowel. In Moroccan Darija, however, the phonological realization of ʿAyn is often weakened or glottalized, and vowels tend to shift. As a result, the word is typically pronounced /adul/ or /aːdul/, reflecting the broader phonetic tendencies in Maghrebi Arabic to simplify guttural consonants and level short vowels in colloquial usage.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Law No. 16.03 related to the justice plan, issued by the Royal Decree No. 1.06.56 on the 15th of Muharram 1427 (14th of February 2006).
- ^ "العدول". Ministère de la Justice. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Le Maroc autorise les femmes à exercer le métier de notaire de droit musulman". Le Monde (in French). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Elhassani, Ihsane Elidrissi (30 September 2018). "Women Adoul in Morocco: The Not So Modern Legal Dilemma". Morocco World News. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Driss Alami : La profession de Adel ouverte aux femmes, conforte l'égalité des genres". La Tribune. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Les consulats du Maroc". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-12.