The business regime is improved by new laws on data protection and environmental protection. The penal code is one of four previously announced reform projects that will be presented this year, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The others are the law of evidence, which was introduced on December 28, 2021; The law on civil status, tabled this month, and the law on citizen transactions. A Saudi lawyer and activist abroad described the new evidence law as “legally sound,” but warned that many provisions protecting the rights of defendants had been incorporated into previous laws and regulations but had not been effectively enforced. The official news agency (SPA) quoted the prince as saying on Monday that four new laws – the Civil Status Law, the Civil Transactions Law, the Criminal Code of Discretionary Sanctions and the Law on Evidence – are being finalized and will then be submitted to the cabinet and relevant bodies, as well as the Shura Advisory Council. before they are finally approved. On September 28, the Atlantic Council`s empowerME initiative held a discussion on regulations and laws affecting women in business in Saudi Arabia. The event was moderated by Jaime Stansbury, Associate Vice President of Cohen Group, and included Afnan Ababtain, Head of the Women`s Entrepreneurship Division for Small and Medium Enterprises of Saudi Arabia (Monsha`at), Imad Al-Abdulqader, Regional Director of Albright Stonebridge Group GCC, and Yara AlZouman, General Counsel of PepsiCo for Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia`s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday announced plans to pass a series of new bills aimed at improving the efficiency and integrity of the kingdom`s judicial system, a move that would ultimately lead to a fully codified law. “This has been painful for many individuals and families, especially women, and has allowed some to shirk their responsibilities. This will not happen again once these laws are enacted in accordance with the laws and procedures of the law,” MbS said.
The draft law on civil status, which is currently being finalized, is one of four draft laws currently being prepared by the competent bodies. He said the draft laws will then be submitted to the Council of Ministers and its bodies for consideration and consideration in accordance with the legislative process and for submission to the Shura Council in accordance with its law. These laws are then enacted in accordance with the laws. PPP Law and PSP Law adopted: In 2021, new laws regulating PSPs and PPPs were passed to facilitate privatizations, one of the cornerstones of Vision 2030. According to Articles 61 and 158, the new law contains the necessary documents and details that must be included in the statutes of CSCs and AoA of SARLs. The legislation also gives a woman the right to choose who to marry, as long as she is Muslim. (Section 14.) The law does not mention any other factor that makes a man unqualified to be married. According to doctrine, in the past, brothers, uncles, cousins and sometimes the sister`s husband had the right to sue for divorce from her husband`s wife on the grounds that he was not qualified to marry her because of her parentage.
Under applicable law, no such right exists. “These measures include the adoption of new laws and the reform of existing laws. They must defend rights, enshrine the principles of justice and transparency, protect human rights and achieve comprehensive and sustainable development that strengthens the Kingdom`s global competitiveness on the basis of objective and clearly identified procedural and institutional references,” reads a statement issued following its announcement. The four laws include civil status law, civil transaction law, the Penal Code of discretionary sanctions and the law of evidence. The lack of written laws governing some incidents has led to discrepancies in court decisions and lengthy litigation for decades, hurting many Saudis, mostly women. The shareholders` agreement and/or the charter of the family business are considered binding and form part of the Agreement on Agriculture or the articles of association of a company and must not violate the Agreement on Agriculture or the Articles of Association. Although the new law has not yet entered into force, it is expected to provide greater flexibility for the creation and management of enterprises within a new legal framework more in line with established international standards. At this time, the Department of Commerce has not set a deadline for amending the articles of association of existing companies to comply with the new law. However, we recommend that companies review their articles of association and share accounts in the context of the new law to see if changes are needed and to consider how best to use the new legal framework as provided for in the new law.
“The new laws represent a new wave of reforms that. increase the reliability of oversight procedures and mechanisms as cornerstones for the realization of the principles of justice and clarify responsibilities,” Prince Mohammed said in the statement. A Saudi official told Reuters on Monday that establishing clear codes for four important and fundamental laws through the application of international best practices and standards meant the kingdom was “definitely moving towards codifying the whole law” to meet the needs of the modern world while adhering to Islamic Sharia principles. It is and has always been generally accepted in practice in Saudi Arabia that clauses in a shareholders` agreement that violate the provisions of the Articles of Agreement or the Agreement on Agriculture are unlikely to be enforceable. However, the recognition of the shareholders` agreement as part of the company`s incorporation by the new law is welcomed by stakeholders with complex shareholder agreements in Saudi Arabia that rely on the tailor-made contractual arrangements provided for in their shareholder agreements. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday announced four new laws aimed at reforming the kingdom`s judicial institutions and making efforts to improve the kingdom`s “legislative environment,” according to an official announcement. The crown prince “noted that the process of developing the judicial system in the kingdom is an ongoing process and these laws will be announced one by one this year.” Prince Mohammed said in the statement that the new laws will be announced one by one during the year 2021. A view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi cabinet announced that it had passed the Personal Status Law as well as amendments to existing laws to protect women and children. Waseem Obaidi/The National In the absence of a written penal code, some Saudi judges have attempted to prove that an accused committed a particular act, which they then label a crime, rather than proving that the accused committed a specific crime set out in the law.
Previous court decisions are not binding on Saudi judges, and there is little evidence that judges seek consistency in condemning or convicting similar crimes. Existing laws, including the notoriously abusive Anti-terrorism Act and the Cybercrime Act, contain vague and overly broad provisions that have been interpreted and abused broadly. Citizens, residents and visitors have no way of knowing exactly what acts constitute a criminal offence. People can also be punished more than once for the same offence. Founding documents and details of the statutes (“AoA”) “To be fair, independent, and effective, the Saudi justice system desperately needs transformative change, but the repressive climate in which new laws are being drafted does not inspire confidence,” said Michael Page, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “The fear is that Saudi Arabia is codifying abusive practices that have developed in the absence of a written penal code for decades.” Saudi Arabia should also amend or abolish abusive laws already in place, including the Anti-Terrorism Law, the Cybercrime Law, and other laws that allow the government to arbitrarily oppress and punish people who peacefully express themselves for political purposes. In line with the reforms proposed on Monday, the authorities decided to draft these four new laws and adopt current international legal and judicial practices and standards in a manner “that does not contradict Sharia principles,” taking into account the Kingdom`s obligations under international conventions and treaties. The Crown Prince stressed that the draft Personal Status Law stems from the provisions and objectives of the Islamic Sharia and takes into account the latest legal trends and modern international legal practices in order to keep pace with the evolution and evolution of reality, and that it will contribute to the preservation of the family and its stability as a fundamental element of society. “This was stated in a statement by the Saudi Press Agency. Saudi courts have convicted many others on charges that are totally unrecognizable under international law.
In late December 2020, after a hasty trial, the Specialised Criminal Court convicted Loujain al-Hathloul, a prominent women`s rights activist, on various charges related exclusively to her peaceful human rights work. The charges included sharing information about women`s rights in Saudi Arabia with journalists, Saudi activists abroad, diplomats, international organizations, and human rights organizations. Shareholders` agreements and family business charters The new law now recognizes drag and labeling rights, which in the past were considered rather difficult contractual rights that had to be enforced in Saudi Arabia.