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Supreme Judicial Council Of Saudi Arabia
Supreme Council of Magistracy of Saudi Arabia () is a seven-eleven member council appointed by the King in the Legal system of Saudi Arabia, legal system of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It supervises the Legal system of Saudi Arabia, lower courts of Saudi Arabia – overseeing judges' performances and new judicial appointments – but also provides "legal opinions, advises the King, and reviews sentences involving death, stoning, or amputation" (according to a 2006 description of it from Washington Law University). The Minister of Justice serves as the chief of the Council. As of a decree made January 2013, the council will be headed by the justice minister and its members will include the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia (which was created by later reforms), four Chiefs of the Court of Appeals, the deputy justice minister, chairman of the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution. The term of office for the council members is four years, starting 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal System Of Saudi Arabia
The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based on Sharia, Islamic law derived from the Quran and the Sunnah (the traditions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The sources of Sharia also include Islamic scholarly consensus developed after Muhammad's death. Its interpretation by judges in Saudi Arabia is influenced by the medieval texts of the literalist Hanbali school of Fiqh. Uniquely in the Muslim world, Sharia has been adopted by Saudi Arabia in an uncodified form. This, and the lack of judicial precedent, has resulted in considerable uncertainty in the scope and content of the country's laws. The government therefore announced its intention to codify Sharia in 2010, and, in 2018, a sourcebook of legal principles and precedents was published by the Saudi government. Sharia has also been supplemented by regulations issued by royal decree covering modern issues such as intellectual property and corporate law. Nevertheless, Sharia remains the primary source of law, especially in areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 12th-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of Geography of Saudi Arabia, its terrain consists of Arabian Desert, arid desert, lowland, steppe, and List of mountains in Saudi Arabia, mountains. The capital and List of cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of Saudi Arabia
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Saleh Al-Luhaidan
Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammad Al-Luhaidan (; 1932 – 5 January 2022) was a Saudi scholar, judge, imam, preacher, and member of the Council of Senior Scholars. He was also a teacher of Sharia sciences. Biography Al-Luhaidan was born in 1932 in Al Bukayriyah in the Al-Qassim Province, Hejaz and Nejd. He graduated from the College of Sharia in Riyadh in 1959 and obtained a master's thesis from the Higher Institute of the Judiciary in 1969. From 1992 on, he was considered the first influential person in the Supreme Judicial Council and his name was associated with the Saudi judiciary. He held the position of President of the Supreme Judicial Council until 2009. He also worked as a secretary and judicial lieutenant to Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh, the former Saudi Grand Mufti in Iftaa after his graduation until he was appointed in 1963 as an assistant to the president of the Grand Court in Riyadh, and then became president of the court in 1964. He continued as president of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judiciary Of Saudi Arabia
The judiciary of Saudi Arabia is a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia that interprets and applies the laws of Saudi Arabia. The legal system is based on the Islamic code of Sharia, with its judges and lawyers forming part of the country's religious leadership or ulama. There are also non-Sharia government tribunals which handle disputes relating to specific royal decrees. Final appeal from both Sharia courts and government tribunals is to the King of Saudi Arabia and all courts and tribunals follow Sharia rules of evidence and procedure. Sharia courts The Sharia courts have general jurisdiction over most civil and criminal cases. At present, there are two types of courts of first instance: general courts and summary courts dealing with lesser cases. Cases are adjudicated by single judges, except criminal cases if the potential sentence is death, amputation or stoning when there is a panel of three judges. There are also two courts for the Shia minority in the Eastern Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
