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judicial structure
The Sharia court system constitutes the primary judiciary in Saudi Arabia, and its judges and lawyers form part of the scholars, the country's religious leadership. There are also state judicial bodies that deal outside of Sharia with disputes relating to specific royal decrees. Since 2008, there have been other specialized courts, the most important of which are the Board of Grievances and the Specialized Criminal Court. The King of the country has supreme jurisdiction in appeals from all Sharia and governmental courts, and as of 2007 all courts and tribunals have followed the provisions of evidence and Sharia procedures.

Sharia courts have general jurisdiction over most criminal and civil cases. Currently, there are two types of courts of first instance: general courts and partial courts, which deal with lower-level cases. Cases are decided by a single judge, except for criminal cases in which the possible verdict is death, amputation, or stoning, in which case a panel of three judges decides. There are also two courts for the Shia minority in the Eastern Province that deal with family and religious cases. Courts of appeal convene in Mecca and Riyadh and review the extent to which decisions comply with Sharia.


Translated from

محامي في الرياض