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Precarious Justice
Arbitrary Detention and Unfair Trials in the Deficient Criminal Justice System of Saudi Arabia
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Table of Contents
Precarious Justice
Prologue
Summary
Methodology
Part 1: Saudi Law
I. Sharia and Statutory Law
II. Legislative Developments and the Law of Criminal Procedure
III. Codification of Criminal Laws
IV. Absence of Rules of Precedent
V. Other Legal Gaps
Part 2: Systemic Problems in Saudi Criminal Justice
VI. Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
VII. Due Process and Fair Trial Violations
VIII. Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Part 3: National Security Suspects
XI. Detention of National Security Suspects
Part 4: Organization of the Saudi Judiciary
X. Recent Developments in the Court System
XI. Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution
XII. Board of Grievances
Recommendations
Acknowledgements
Appendix: Human Rights Watch Discussions with Officials of the Government of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, March 8-15, 2008
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