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Judiciary of Saudi Arabia, the Glossary

Index 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.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 34 relations: Abdulaziz Al Sheikh, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al Kelya, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qassim Province, Amnesty International, AOL, Appellate court, BBC, BBC News Arabic, Bloomberg L.P., Fatwa, Human rights, Human rights in Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch, Khaled al-Johani, King of Saudi Arabia, Legal system of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi, Mufti, Pokémon, Politics of Saudi Arabia, Qadi, Riyadh compound bombings, Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, Sharia, Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia, Specialized Criminal Court, Supreme Judicial Council of Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, The Economist, Trial court, Ulama, 2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests.

  2. Government of Saudi Arabia
  3. Islamic courts and tribunals
  4. Law of Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Al Sheikh

Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh (عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل الشيخ ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Āllah Āl ash-Sheikh; born 30 November 1940) is a Saudi Arabian scholar who is the current Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia.

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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (عبد الله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation:; 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015.

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Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al Kelya

Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al Kelya is a judge in the judiciary of Saudi Arabia.

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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (the Base in the Arabian Peninsula or تنظيمقاعدة الجهاد في جزيرة العرب, Tanẓīm Qā‘idat al-Jihād fī Jazīrat al-‘Arab, "Organization of Jihad's Base in the Arabian Peninsula"), abbreviated as AQAP, also known as Ansar al-Sharia in Yemen (جماعة أنصار الشريعة, Jamā‘at Anṣār ash-Sharī‘ah, "Group of the Helpers of the Sharia"), is a Sunni Islamist insurgent extremist group, which is part of the al-Qaeda network and primarily active in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

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Al-Qassim Province

The Qassim Province (منطقة القصيم, Najdi Arabic), also known as the Qassim Region, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia.

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Amnesty International

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.

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AOL

AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City, and a brand marketed by Yahoo! Inc. The service traces its history to an online service known as PlayNET.

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Appellate court

An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC News Arabic

BBC News Arabic (بي بي سي نيوز عربي), formerly BBC Arabic Television, is a television news channel broadcast to the Arab World by the BBC.

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Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Fatwa

A fatwa (translit; label) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (sharia) given by a qualified Islamic jurist (faqih) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. Judiciary of Saudi Arabia and fatwa are Islamic courts and tribunals.

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,.

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Human rights in Saudi Arabia

Human rights in Saudi Arabia are a topic of concern and controversy. Judiciary of Saudi Arabia and Human rights in Saudi Arabia are law of Saudi Arabia.

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

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Khaled al-Johani

Khaled al-Johani (also al-Jehani, Arabic: خالد الجهني, born 23 August 1971) is a teacher of religious instruction in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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King of Saudi Arabia

The King of Saudi Arabia, officially the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (ملك المملكة العربية السعودية.), is the monarch and head of state/government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power.

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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. Judiciary of Saudi Arabia and legal system of Saudi Arabia are law of Saudi Arabia.

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Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi

Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi (or Muhammad, Salih, al-Bajadi, albjadi) is a co-founder of the Saudi Arabian human rights organisation Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) who has campaigned for prisoners' rights since 2007.

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Mufti

A mufti (مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (fatwa) on a point of Islamic law (sharia).

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Pokémon

Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media.

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Politics of Saudi Arabia

The politics of Saudi Arabia takes place in the context of a unitary absolute monarchy, along traditional Islamist lines, where the King is both the head of state and government.

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Qadi

A qāḍī (Qāḍī; otherwise transliterated as qazi, kadi, kadhi, kazi, or gazi) is the magistrate or judge of a sharīʿa court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and minors, and supervision and audition of public works.

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Riyadh compound bombings

Two major bombings took place in residential compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 12 May 2003, 39 people were killed, and over 160 wounded when bombs went off at three compounds in Riyadh—Dorrat Al Jadawel, Al Hamra Oasis Village, and the Vinnell Corporation Compound.

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Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association

The Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) (translit) is a Saudi Arabian human rights non-governmental organisation created in 2009.

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Sharia

Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith.

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Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi government does not conduct a census on religion or ethnicity, but some sources estimate the Shia population in Saudi Arabia to make up around 20% of the approximately 34 million natives of Saudi Arabia.

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Specialized Criminal Court

The Specialized Criminal Court (SCC; المحكمة الجزائية المتخصصة) is a non-Sharia court created in Saudi Arabia in 2008 that tries suspected terrorists and human rights activists.

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Supreme Judicial Council of Saudi Arabia

Supreme Council of Magistracy of Saudi Arabia (المجلس الأعلى للقضاء) is a seven-eleven member council appointed by the King in the legal system of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Terrorism

Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims.

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The Economist

The Economist is a British weekly newspaper published in printed magazine format and digitally.

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Trial court

A trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place.

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Ulama

In Islam, the ulama (the learned ones; singular ʿālim; feminine singular alimah; plural aalimath), also spelled ulema, are scholars of Islamic doctrine and law.

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2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests

The protests in Saudi Arabia were part of the Arab Spring that started with the 2011 Tunisian revolution.

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See also

Government of Saudi Arabia

Islamic courts and tribunals

Law of Saudi Arabia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Saudi_Arabia

Also known as Court system of Saudi Arabia, Judiciary in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia judiciary, Saudi judiciary.