Judicial System

Judicial System in Saudi Arabia
To sum up, judges have wide freedom when exert
discretion and interpreting texts on the facts under question.
This starts with being conversant with the applicable texts
[i.e. laws and regulations etc.], exert discretion as to framing
the issues brought before them, discretion in recognizing the
underlying causes of the dispute, discretion in ascertaining
the causes of the dispute, a qiyas, considering possible
outcomes, exerting discretion in interpreting significance of
texts such as the imperative, prohibition, the general and the
particular, the absolute and the relative, significance of the
literal meaning, the concept, conflict and preference – these
are methods that are indispensible to judges.
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