Judicial System

Judicial System in Saudi Arabia
for each time and for each place. The rulings of the judges
are based on jurisprudential discretion in accordance with
the Sharia principles. The judiciary was not as depicted
by some biased Western travellers as based on inheritance
and tribal custom. The judiciary continues as it was before
the unification of the Kingdom in terms of procedure, then
many laws were promulgated and developed continuously.
As well, the courts arrangements and jurisdictions were
changed accordingly. And the Four Schools of Islamic
jurisprudence continue to constitute the main reference for
making laws and courts rulings, then this was restricted
to the Hanbali School without prejudice to the other three
Schools whenever judges deem applying the principles of
either of the other three Schools such is appropriate.
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