Judicial System

Judicial System in Saudi Arabia
In contrast to that there are laws where the substantive
element is dominant such as the penal law named Counterfeit
and Imitation of Paper Money Law (1) as the said Law
provides for penalties for those who counterfeit or imitate
money inside or outside the Kingdom, or brought to the
Kingdom any counterfeited or imitated money, and as well
the said Law provides for penalties for those who commit
accomplice or attempt with respect to those offences.
Each category of these rules is important. If the substantive
rules lay down rights and obligations with the relevant
provisions, regulate the relationship between members of the
community and provide for the penalties deterring violations
of these rights on the one hand, the procedural rules show
how to enforce rights, protect them and provide for impunity
on the other.
It is obvious that the procedural rules were laid down
to protect rights provided for under substantive rules thus
represent the backbone of the judicial system – without the
procedural rules, rights and duties become meaningless.
Sharia is the Source of Substantive and Procedural
Rules:
Both substantive and procedural rule are compliant
with the principles of Sharia and to that effect article eight
of Basic Law of Governance provides that, ‘Governance
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall be based on justice,
(1) Issued on 21/07/1379H (corresponding to 19/01/1960).
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