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The Normalization of Saudi Law

Author: Chibli Mallat
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780190092757
Published In: December 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Saudi Arabia has never commanded more attention and yet it remains one of the world's least understood countries. In The Normalization of Saudi Law, Chibli Mallat dives into the heart of Saudi society, politics, and business by exploring the workings of its courts.

Legal practitioners and scholars will find a comprehensive analysis of the law's operation in the kingdom. The practitioner will access full thematic coverage of all important fields: judicial organization, contracts and torts, crime, family, property, administration, commerce, companies, banking, insolvency, the stock market, the constitution, succession, and human rights, with major statutes and a large number of court decisions distilled in 16 chapters. The scholar is presented with an assessment of a dynamic legal process, a 'normalization' of Saudi law where developing norms are both 'normal' (usual) and 'normative' (carrying moral force). This includes judges reshaping Islamic law by applying it in everyday transactions and disputes as they interpret classical treatises and modern statutes. In whole, The Normalization of Saudi Law paints a compelling picture of a fast-changing country.

The book is a systematic study of Saudi law over nearly a decade, and its analysis draws from Mallat's involvement as a legal expert in landmark decisions around the world and as a law professor in leading universities in the Middle East, Europe, and America. The book reflects his work with Saudi law students and practicing colleagues, from cases in commercial law to those involving government and human rights. The Normalization of Saudi Law will interest both readers following the fast-changing world of comparative law and those intrigued by Saudi Arabia.

Map, Charts, Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

Table of Authorities

Map

Chapter 1. Introduction

PART ONE. NORMS AND SOURCES

Chapter 2. The Epiphany of Saudi Law

Chapter 3. Blackletter Law. A Primer on Courts, Format, Evidence, Sources

PART TWO. NORMS AS COMMON LAW

Chapter 4. Civil Law I Contracts

Chapter 5. Civil Law II Torts