Online guide to the Saudi Arabian legal system written by Dr. Abdullah Ansary who is a Senior Fellow at the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) of George Washington University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Arabian Peninsula & Gulf Studies Program (APAG) of the University of Virginia. The guide was published in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background and historical information on Saudi Arabia and the development of the legal system. The author explains the meaning and importance of the Basic System of Governance, a fundamental law introduced in 1992, and gives guidance to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Kingdomãs governmental system. There is detailed information on the Saudi Arabian courts system, (including diagrams illustrating the structure of the courts), the Board of Grievances and reform of the judicial system. There are also sections dealing with judicial training, qualifications and independence. The guide outlines the three main sources of law - Islamic Law, Statutory Law, and Royal Orders and provides links to Saudi laws, journals and news sites, governmental, legal, educational and organisationsã websites.
A brief overview of the Saudi Arabian legal system
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