Judicial System

Judicial System in Saudi Arabia
however, conduct of inspection must be strict and must apply
to all judges on equal footing as this is not less important
than announcement of the inspection criteria themselves.
Transparency concerning Publication of Rulings and
Administration of the Judicial Institution:
The Ministry of Justice continues publication of codified
rulings, and now three editions were published. These
include decisions/ rulings issued by the former Higher
Judicial Council in addition to selected final rulings by a
committee of the Ministry of Justice after being classified
and after deletion of the names of parties to preserve privacy.
This is a great achievement that helps in strengthening
publicity and spread of judicial culture in society. It is
required that all rulings should be published save for rulings
that are inappropriate to publish. These are few compared
to the aggregate number of rulings issued by the Saudi
courts. Publications of rulings will permit specialists and
other interested parties access to read the reasoning of
rulings which is very important in achieving credibility of
the judicial institutions and strengthening awareness and
observation by society.
However, as to financial policies in the judicial system,
budgets for projects, plans for expanding and developing
judicial institutions of the Ministry of Justice and the different
judicial institutions, it seems that these matters lack clarity.
Despite the criticisms leveled against the Ministry of Justice
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