Saudi Arabia’s Constitution of 1992 with Amendments through 2013


Judicial Independence

 
Article 46. The judicial authority is an independent power. In discharging their duties, the judges bow to no authority other than that of Islamic Shari’ah.
 

Judicial Council or Parallel Institution

 
Article 51. The law specifies the formation of the supreme judicial council and its functions as well as the organization and jurisdiction of the courts.
 
Article 52. Judges are appointed and their service is terminated by a Royal Order upon a proposal by the supreme judicial council as specified by the law.

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Human Rights Council

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Judicial independence in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, October 14, 2022

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Protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free and independent exercise of the legal profession, June 21, 2022

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Participation of women in the administration of justice, October 13, 2021

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Report on Impact and challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for independent justice, June 28, 2021

General Assembly

Report on Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judges, October 15, 2020

Human Rights Council

Report: Independence of Public Prosecutors, Corruption and Human Rights, July 13, 2020

General Assembly - October 16, 2019

Report on the UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary