Saudi judiciary
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The Saudi judiciary is the court system of Saudi Arabia, largely based on Islamic law (Sharia) and overseen by religiously trained judges who adjudicate civil, criminal, and personal status cases.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | judicial system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Justice of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allowsAppealsTo | courts of appeal ⓘ |
| appliesBranchOfLaw |
administrative law
ⓘ
contract law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ |
| appliesLegalSource |
Ijma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qiyas NERFINISHED ⓘ Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunnah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesPersonalStatusLawTo |
child custody
ⓘ
divorce ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Sharia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| dominantSchoolOfFiqh | Hanbali school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ personal status cases ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
judicial discretion in sentencing
ⓘ
limited use of jury trials ⓘ male-only judges ⓘ no comprehensive written penal code for many offenses ⓘ use of religious scholars as judges ⓘ |
| hasHighestCourt | Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasReformGoal |
codification of laws
ⓘ
modernization of court procedures ⓘ |
| includesCourtType |
Board of Grievances
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharia courts ⓘ commercial courts ⓘ criminal courts ⓘ general courts ⓘ labor courts ⓘ personal status courts ⓘ |
| overseenBy | religiously trained judges ⓘ |
| recognizesLegalSource |
Council of Ministers regulations
ⓘ
regulations issued by the King ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ |
| subjectToReformBy | Saudi government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Supreme Judicial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguageInProceedings | Arabic ⓘ |
| usesLegalSystemType |
Sharia-based legal system
ⓘ
religious legal system ⓘ |
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