The final country that will be discussed is Saudi Arabia, which has a relatively straightforward legal tradition in comparison to South Korea. According to the Basic Regulation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the nation cites its source of law as the Qur’an, and it legal tradition as Islamic shari’ah law (Vogel 3). Reichel explains that the Islamic legal tradition has two sources of law—the primary sources being the Quran and Sunnah (prophetic traditions) and a secondary sources being ijma (consensus regarding the ruling of a matter by legal scholars) and qiyas (reasoning by analogy; akin to the rule of precedents as used in the common legal tradition) (92-95). However, it is important to note that Saudi Arabia also draws influence from Egyptian and French legal systems,
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Evidently, the Supreme Judicial Council shares many duties with the United States Supreme Court, such as reviewing cases from lower courts, interpreting the law, and creating precedents. As for the judges of the Supreme Judicial Council, there are eleven members, one of them being the president of the council, five of them being full time members that “hold the rank of Chief of the Appellate Court”, and five of them being part time members that include “the Chief of the Appellate Court or his deputy, the Deputy Minister of Justice, and three members with the longest time in service as Chief Judges of the General Courts” (Ansary). Reichel also points out that Saudi Arabia has a heavy reliance on professional judges for adjudication purposes, which is consistent with shari’ah law’s desire to maintain justice and impartiality (202). The second tier courts are known as the Courts of Cassation, or courts of appeals. Like the courts of appeals in the United States and South Korea, Courts of Cassation hear the cases of lower court judgments that
Evidently, the Supreme Judicial Council shares many duties with the United States Supreme Court, such as reviewing cases from lower courts, interpreting the law, and creating precedents. As for the judges of the Supreme Judicial Council, there are eleven members, one of them being the president of the council, five of them being full time members that “hold the rank of Chief of the Appellate Court”, and five of them being part time members that include “the Chief of the Appellate Court or his deputy, the Deputy Minister of Justice, and three members with the longest time in service as Chief Judges of the General Courts” (Ansary). Reichel also points out that Saudi Arabia has a heavy reliance on professional judges for adjudication purposes, which is consistent with shari’ah law’s desire to maintain justice and impartiality (202). The second tier courts are known as the Courts of Cassation, or courts of appeals. Like the courts of appeals in the United States and South Korea, Courts of Cassation hear the cases of lower court judgments that