Saudi Arabia announces legal reforms paving the way for codified law
Feb 9, 2021
Saudi Arabia has announced new judicial reforms, putting the kingdom on a path to codified law — a huge step, considering the deeply conservative country has no codified legal system to accompany the Sharia, or Islamic law, which is currently in place.
The reforms, the crown prince said, “will help with the prediction of court rulings, the increase of the level of integrity and efficiency of judicial institutions, and will contribute to the increase of the reliability of procedures and control mechanisms.” The new laws are to be announced over the course of 2021, according to his statement.
