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Protection from Violence
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
ﺘﻭﻓﺭ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﺍﻷﻤﻥ ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﻤﻭﺍﻁﻨﻴﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻘﻴﻤﻴﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻤﻬﺎ. ... (النظام الأساسي، المادة 36)
Saudi Arabia, English
The State shall ensure the security of all its citizens and expatriates living within its domains. … (Basic Law, Art. 36)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ ﻭﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﺎل ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻤل ﻤﻘﻭﻤﺎﺕ ﺃﺴﺎﺴﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺎﻥ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻱ ﻭﺍﻻﺠﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺤﻘﻭﻕ ﺨﺎﺼﺔ ﺘﺅﺩﻱ ﻭﻅﻴﻔﺔ ﺍﺠﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻭﻓﻕ ﺍﻟﺸﺭﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻤﻴﺔ. (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 17)
Saudi Arabia, English
Ownership, capital and labour are the fundamentals of the Kingdom's economic and social life. They are private rights that serve a social function in conformity with Islamic Shari'ah. (Basic Law, Art. 17)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
تحمى الدولة حقوق الإنسان وفق الشريعة الإسلامية. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 26)
Saudi Arabia, English
The State shall protect human rights in accordance with Islamic Shari'ah. (Basic Law, Art. 26)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
المملكة العربية السعودية، دولة إسلامية، ذات سيادة تامة، دينها الإسلام، ودستورها كتاب الله تعالى وسنة رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم. ... (النظام الأساسي، المادة 1)
Saudi Arabia, English
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic State.
Religion: Islam
Constitution: The Holy Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah (traditions) … (Basic Law, Art. 1)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
ﺘﺤﻤﻲ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﻋﻘﻴﺩﺓ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻡ.. ﻭﺘﻁﺒﻕ ﺸﺭﻴﻌﺘﻪ ﻭﺘﺄﻤﺭ ﺒﺎﻟﻤﻌﺭﻭﻑ ﻭﺘﻨﻬﻰ ﻋـﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻜـﺭ ﻭﺘﻘـﻭﻡ ﺒﻭﺍﺠﺏ ﺍﻟﺩﻋﻭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﷲ. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 23)
Saudi Arabia, English
The State shall protect the Islamic Creed and shall cater to the application of Shari'ah.
The State shall enjoin good and forbid evil, and shall undertake the duties of the call to Islam. (Basic Law, Art. 23)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
تطﺒﻕ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﻜﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺭﻭﻀﺔ ﺃﻤﺎﻤﻬﺎ ﺃﺤﻜﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺸﺭﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻤﻴﺔ ﻭﻓﻘﺎً ﻟﻤـﺎ ﺩل ﻋﻠﻴـﻪ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﻭﻤﺎ ﻴﺼﺩﺭﻩ ﻭﻟﻲ ﺍﻷﻤﺭ ﻤﻥ ﺃﻨﻅﻤﺔ ﻻ ﺘﺘﻌﺎﺭﺽ ﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 48)
Saudi Arabia, English
Courts shall apply the provisions of Islamic Shari'ah to cases brought before them, according to the teachings of the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah as well as other regulations issued by the Head of State in strict conformity with the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah. (Basic Law, Art. 48)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
يتولّى أمير كل منطقة إدارتها، وفقا للسياسة العامة للدّولة، و غيره من الأنظمة و اللوائح، و عليه بصفة خاصّة،
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• كفالة حقوق الأفراد و حرياتهم و عدم اتخاذ أي إجراء يمسّ تلك الحقوق و الحريات، إلاّ في الحدود المقررة شرعا و نظاما،
... (قانون المناطق، المادّة السابعة)
Saudi Arabia, English
Every emir shall assume the administration of the region according to the general policy of the State in compliance with provisions of this Law and other laws and regulations. In particular, he is expected to do the following:
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• Guarantee human rights and freedom, refrain from any action which affects such rights and freedom except within the limits provided by the Sharia and the Law,
… (Law of the Provinces, Art. 7)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
يقوم مجلس الشورى على الاعتصام بحبل الله، والالتزام بمصادر التّشريع الإسلامي. ... (نظام مجلس الشّورى، المادّة الثّانية)
Saudi Arabia, English
Shura Council shall hold fast to the bond of Allah and adhere to the sources of Islamic legislation. … (Shura Council Law, Art. 2)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
ﻴﺴﺘﻤﺩ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺴﻠﻁﺘﻪ ﻤﻥ ﻜﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﷲ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻭﺴـﻨﺔ ﺭﺴـﻭﻟﻪ ﻭﻫﻤـﺎ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻜﻤﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﻅﺎﻡ ﻭﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﺃﻨﻅﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 7)
Saudi Arabia, English
The regime derives its power from the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah which rule over this and all other State Laws. (Basic Law, Art. 7)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia, Arabic
ﻴﻘﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺴﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﻌﺩل ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻭﺭﻯ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﻭﺍﺓ ﻭﻓﻕ ﺍﻟﺸـﺭﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻤﻴﺔ. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 8)
Saudi Arabia, English
The system of government in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is established on the foundation of justice, "Shoura" and equality in compliance with the Islamic Shari'ah (the revealed law of Islam). (Basic Law, Art. 8)