Introduction to the jurisprudence of systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Ali Muhammad Al-Dukkan

Introduction to the Jurisprudence of Systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Number of pages: 143 Number of volumes: 1 Year of publication: 2024 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is experiencing strategic transformations in all fields: cultural, social, political, economic, legal, judicial, scientific, urban, and many systems have been issued in various fields, and their implementation has begun. The issuance of these systems has led to the development of some regulatory rules, such as specialized legislations, which include (the Civil Transactions System, the Personal Status System, the Penalties System, the Evidence System). Due to local and global economic developments, procedural and substantive systems have been issued that apply the highest standards of transparency and keep pace with the latest international systems and experiences (such as the Bankruptcy System, the Companies System, the Commercial Courts, and Judicial Costs). Before the issuance and enforcement of these systems, the Ministry of Justice launched an electronic platform, the Najiz portal, to facilitate access for users. The entry of technology into government transactions and judiciary is considered a technological revolution to reinforce the principle of transparency, clarity of procedures, and access to justice. However, the integration of technology into the procedures has also led to technical biases that favor the electronic portal system over the judiciary and litigation procedures, such as granting portal staff authority to intervene in the classification of cases, even though classification under the Sharia Litigation System is left to the plaintiff unless it contradicts the facts or alters the original requests. The legal classification of a claim can be modified even before the Court of Appeal. To ensure that technical procedures are subordinate to laws, it was necessary for the issuance of these legal systems to be completed so that everyone could refer to the law. Indeed, the mentioned systems have been issued, and the Penalties System is awaited.