Regulatory Alerts2022-07-07
Law No. 10/2022 of 7 July on the Organization, Composition, Functioning and Competences of Maritime Courts
The Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique enacted Law No. 10/2022 to revise and establish the legal regime governing the organization, composition, functioning, and competences of Maritime Courts. The legislation defines their territorial and subject-matter jurisdiction over civil, commercial, and criminal maritime matters, outlines their judicial and administrative structure, and establishes streamlined procedural rules for urgent and special proceedings. It further regulates the appointment, rights, and duties of judges, the role of the Administrative Secretariat, and the enforcement of judicial decisions within Mozambique's maritime, fluvial, and lacustrine jurisdictions.
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