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• 1 Introduction 2 Interaction of International Law and Domestic Law: Between Theory and Practice 3 Islamic Law in Saudi Arabia: Between Conservatism and Moderation 4 Saudi Arabia Between Theory and Practice of International Law 5 International Human Rights Law and Islamic Law in Saudi Arabia 6 International Economic Relations and Islamic Law in Saudi Arabia 7 International Arbitration and Islamic Law in Saudi Arabia 8 Conclusion and Recommendations.
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"This book analyses the general interaction between international law and Islamic law in the Muslim world today. It engages and interrogates literalist and conservative interpretations of Islamic law which often form the root of the tensions with international law. The work examines the Saudi Arabia textualist approach to the two primary sources of law in Islam, the Qur'an and Sunnah, and argues that a liberal approach of interpretation has become sine qua non especially now that myriad issues are confronting the Muslim world generally and Saudi Arabia in particular. Similarly, globalization has generated an unprecedented multi-culturalism, legal-pluralism and trans-border interactions in socio-economic and political relations. Therefore, Saudi Arabia, as the bastion of Islam and Islamic nations is faced with the imperative of adopting a liberal approach to interpretation of Islamic law with a view to accommodating a wide spectrum of other laws and cultures. The book provides a timely examination of the issue of modern Saudi Arabia, Islamic legal order vis-à-vis the contemporary concept of international law and international relations in specific areas such as international human rights law and trans-national economic matters. As such it will be of interest to academics and researchers working in Islamic Law, International and Comparative Law, Human Rights Law and Law and Religion"-- Provided by publisher

• Introduction
• The epiphany of Saudi Law
• Blackletter Law : a primer on courts, format, evidence, sources
• Civil law I. Contracts
• Civil law II. Torts
• Criminal law I. Procedure and hadd
• Criminal law II. Ta'zir and 'everything else'
• Family law. The Saudi Hanbali exception
• Real property
• Diwan al-mazalem : a court for all seasons
• From Diwan al-mazalem to commercial courts : a unified theory of remedies
• Companies and corporate governance
• Insolvency, bankruptcy, the stock market
• Constitutional law
• Human rights
• Epilogue

Saudi Arabia has never commanded more attention and yet it remains one of the world's least understood countries. In The Normalization of Saudi Law, Chibli Mallat dives into the heart of Saudi society, politics, and business by exploring the workings of its courts. Legal practitioners and scholars will find a comprehensive analysis of the law's operation in the kingdom. The practitioner will access full thematic coverage of all important fields: judicial organization, contracts and torts, crime, family, property, administration, commerce, companies, banking, insolvency, the stock market, the constitution, succession, and human rights, with major statutes and a large number of court decisions distilled in 16 chapters. The scholar is presented with an assessment of a dynamic legal process, a 'normalization' of Saudi law where developing norms are both 'normal' (usual) and 'normative' (carrying moral force). This includes judges reshaping Islamic law by applying it in everyday transactions and disputes as they interpret classical treatises and modern statutes. In whole, The Normalization of Saudi Law paints a compelling picture of a fast-changing country. The book is a systematic study of Saudi law over nearly a decade, and its analysis draws from Mallat's involvement as a legal expert in landmark decisions around the world and as a law professor in leading universities in the Middle East, Europe, and America. The book reflects his work with Saudi law students and practicing colleagues, from cases in commercial law to those involving government and human rights. The Normalization of Saudi Law will interest both readers following the fast-changing world of comparative law and those intrigued by Saudi Arabia.
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• Introduction
• Saudi legal system : constitution, laws, and courts
• Saudi judicial process : procedure and reasoning
• Introduction to the Fiqh law of property, crime, tort, and contract
• Case study of the supply contract
• Contract : general categories and specific types
• Theories of liability
• Case study on compensation for lost profits
• Case study on respondeat superior or employer vicarious liability
• Conclusion

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.
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• The backdrop : transformation of the traditional commodity-based economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Saudi capital market and its role in the Saudi economy
• Developing an effective securities dispute resolution mechanism
• Disclosure regulations and their enforcement in the Saudi capital market
• Insider trading in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Appendix I: Saudi capital market law
• Appendix II: Saudi market conduct regulations.

"[This book] provides...an assessment of the Saudi economy and the development of its capital market. A thriving capital market, one that not only brings investment funds into a country but also distributes profits in a transparent matter, is essential for any economy, especially a rapidly developing one such as Saudi Arabia. Already a key player on the world stage, the Kingdom is going through major planned economic transformation and diversification. In particular, a robust and transparent capital market, with a high level of integrity and sound enforcement, is well on the way to fruition. This book is the first in English to analyze and evaluate the roles of economic planning and a capital market in Saudi Arabia's economic modernization. In the process of examining the level of transparency and fairness in Saudi Arabia's capital market, the author provides detailed information and analysis of such issues and topics as the following: market disclosure rules; insider trading laws; gaps in enforcement; dispute resolution; role of securities agencies; Saudi Arabia's position in international organizations; and repercussions of the 2006 Saudi stock market collapse."-- Provided by publisher.