Saudi Business Law in Practice: Laws and Regulations as Applied in the Courts and Judicial Committees of Saudi Arabia

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Bloomsbury Publishing, Nov 14, 2019 - Law - 384 pages
In this landmark publication, the world's leading expert in the legal system of Saudi Arabia explains and documents the uncodified principles of contract, tort, and property that frame the business laws of the Kingdom. Drawing on 8,500 newly published court decisions, as well as on statutory law, interviews and a wide range of other material, the book sets out to determine the actual practice of Saudi courts in these spheres, both substantively and as to reasoning and procedure. With unique insights into and understanding of this fascinating jurisdiction, this book simply must be read by all engaged with law or business in the region. Also, given its focus on how certain Islamic legal rules and principles are applied in practice, the book will prove an invaluable resource for scholars of Islamic law past and present.
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Constitution Laws and Courts
18
Procedure and Reasoning
55
Chapter 4 Introduction to the Fiqh Law of Property Crime Tort and Contract
105
Chapter 5 Case Study of the Supply Contract
148
General Categories and Specific Types
185
Chapter 7 Theories of Liability
224
Chapter 8 Case Study on Compensation for Lost Profits
269
Chapter 9 Case Study on Respondeat Superior or Employer Vicarious Liability
295
Chapter 10 Conclusion
333
Appendix Translation of Two Cases
341
Guide to Transcription of Arabic Letters
350
Glossary of Arabic Terms
351
Bibliography
363
Index
383
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Frank E Vogel is a legal consultant on Islamic law and the laws of the modern Muslim world. He taught Islamic law at Harvard Law School for twenty years, where he was Founding Director of its Islamic Legal Studies Program.

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