45. At its forty-third and forty-fourth sessions, the Committee reviewed its
methods of work under article 40, paragraph 1, of the Covenant. At its 1123rd
meeting, held on 24 March 1992, the Committee decided that comments would be
adopted reflecting the views of the Committee as a whole at the end of the
consideration of each State party report. That would be in addition to, and
would not replace, comments made by members, at the end of the consideration
of each State party report. A rapporteur would be selected in each case to
draft a text, in consultation with the Chairman and other members, for
adoption by the Committee. Such comments were to be embodied in a written
text and dispatched to the State party concerned as soon as practicable before
being publicized and included in the annual report of the Committee. They
were to provide a general evaluation of the State party report and of the
dialogue with the delegation and to underline positive developments that had
been noted during the period under review, factors and difficulties affecting
the implementation of the Covenant, as well as specific issues of concern
regarding the application of the provisions of the Covenant. Comments were
also to include suggestions and recommenctations formulated by the Committee to
the attention of the State party concerned.
46. The status of reports considered during the period under review and of
reports still pending consideration is indicated in annex V to the present
report.
Summaries of the consideration by the Committee of States parties' reports
47. The following sections relating to States parties' reports are arranged
on a country-by-country basis according to the sequence followed by the
Committee in its consideration of reports at its forty-third, forty-fourth and
forty-fifth sessions. These sections are summaries, based on the summary
records of the meetings at which the reports were considered by the
Committee. Fuller information is contained in the reports and additional
information submitted by the States parties concerned !_/ and in the summary
records referred to. The comments of the Committee on States parties' reports
formulated in accordance with the new method of work initiated at the
forty-fourth session appear at the end of each summary.
MOROCCO (continued)
48. The Committee began its consideration of the second periodic report of
Morocco (CCPR/C/42/Add.lO) at its 1032nd to 1035th meetings, on 7 and
8 November 1990, during its fortieth session (see CCPR/C/SR.1032-1035) and
continued it at its 1094th to 1096th meetings, held on 22 and 23 October 1991
(see CCPR/C/SR.1032-1035). The discussion of the report at the Committee's
fortieth session is reflected in the Committee's previous annual report. 8/
The present document reflects the discussion that took place at the
forty-third session. (For the composition of the delegation, see annex VIII.)
49. The representative of the State party drew attention to a number of
developments that had occurred since the consideration of the report at the
fortieth session of the Committee, noting in particular that a bill had been
adopted for the establishment of administrative tribunals in the various
regions of the Kingdom on 12 July 1991. In accordance with the suggestions
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