Judicial System

Judicial System in Saudi Arabia
a bit static, ‘Islamic legislation is self-sufficient and requires
no borrowing from any other nation/ culture. Islamic
legislation, when reasonably and broadly interpreted and
applied, reinforces justice, disallows injustice, avoids harm,
brings and protects interest, respects wills and contracts,
gives priority to necessary matters, holds people accountable
for the wrong/s they do, diversifies and distributes guarantees
equitably, considers customs and traditions in matters relate
to contracts, businesses and obligations etc. and all other
numerous fundamental principles of Islamic legislation
and jurisprudence’ (1) . The procedures to which courts shall
comply with include procedures for trials and decrees. In that
respect, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued the Regulations
of Procedure before Sharia Courts and the Law of Criminal
Procedure. Hence, the procedures control judicial operation/
functioning in general and control in particular the provisions
stated in the second division.
Besides the fact that procedural laws/ regulations
guarantee proper justice as to summons of parties, hearing of
claims, replies of parties, evidence, pleas, properly reasoned
rulings and protecting rights of parties/ disputants, yet, they
prevent variances of judicial rulings in similar cases through
two ways:
1) creation of a three- tier/ steps litigation (courts of first
instance, appeal courts and the Supreme Court) as
provided for in article (9) of the Judiciary Law. All
(1) Ibid, 1 /231.
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