Codification in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
I. Introduction:
A. The current status of codification in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
B. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ought to codify its rules. And codification will not only grant clarity in judicial application of law, but will also eliminate tribal customs, and increase individuals awareness of their rights and obligations.
C. Codification in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will create clarity and predictability. The first part of this paper explains how the absence of clear codes, created different interpretation of Islamic Law and resulted in unclear and in some circumstances unfair judgments. The second part highlights why the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ought to codify its rules. The third part points out how non codification was affected by tribal customs and how codification could eliminate these customs. The fourth part of this paper suggests that codification will increase individuals awareness of their responsibilities and rights.
II. Different interpretation of Islamic Law due to the absence of clear codes.
III. Why should the kingdom of Saudi Arabia codify its rules?
IV. How could codification eliminate tribal customs?
V. Increasing individuals awareness of their responsibilities and rights through codification.
In 2009, a Turkish barber, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was sentenced to death for blasphemy, and a Lebanese television presenter also received a death penalty for sorcery. Another judge, refused to release a wellknown physician from her abusive father guardianship based on the family’s tribal ties that outweighed the women’s right to be released from the custody of her father.
As it now stands, judges in many instances rule according to their understanding of...
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...vern their conducts. Further, to understand their legal rights. And also to give them the opportunity to know more about punishments for violations, and how could some violations be redressed. Without having codified laws and regulations for certain acts, individuals will not be aware of their legal rights and obligations.
Several cases show that verdicts that come out of the Saudi Arabian courts in some instances are conditioned by the idiosyncrasies of judges. Therefore, judgments vary according to the understanding of the judge. It is also not clear which rules will be applied and enforced in each case. Codifying these rules will create certainty and predictability. Codification will also grant clarity in judicial application of law, and eliminate tribal customs. Moreover, codification will increase individuals awareness of their responsibilities and rights.
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