last  amendment : 13 March 2006

by © François Lareau, 2001-, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Saudi Arabia / Arabie saoudite
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AL-HEWESH, Mohammad I.I., "Sharia Penalties and Ways of their Implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia (First Retaliation Penalty 'Kisas', Blood Money 'Diya', Expiation 'Kaffara')" in The Effect of Islamic Legislation on Crime Prevention in Saudi-Arabia, Proceedings of the Symposium held in Riyadh, 16-21 Shawal 1396 A.H. (9-13 October 1976),  translated, edited,  and printed in collaboration with the United Nations Social Defence Research Institute (UNSDRI), [Riyadh] : Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Crime Prevention Research Centre, [1980], x, 606 p.;
 

ALI, B.el-D., "Islamic law and crime: the case of Saudi Arabia", (1985) 9 International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 45-57;

ALMOLHEM, Mohammad Ali, A Classification of Adult Offenders in Dammam Central Prison, Saudi Arabia, Ph.D. thesis, Mississippi State University, 1986, 112 p.;
 

AL-MUTRAK, Omar I.A., "Sharia Penalties and Ways of their Implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia (Second: Fixed Penalties 'Hudoud' and Discretionary Penalties 'Ta'zir'" in The Effect of Islamic Legislation on Crime Prevention in Saudi-Arabia, Proceedings of the Symposium held in Riyadh, 16-21 Shawal 1396 A.H. (9-13 October 1976),  translated, edited,  and printed in collaboration with the United Nations Social Defence Research Institute (UNSDRI), [Riyadh] : Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Crime Prevention Research Centre, [1980], x, 606 p.;
 

AL-OMEIR, Khalid, La politique criminelle du royaume d'Arabie Saoudite, Th. doct. : Droit pénal : Poitiers : 1997, 361 feuilles;
 

AL ZOFAIRI, Fayez Al, Un aspect de la neutralisation des normes pénales : la théorie des faits justificatifs : étude comparée des droits  français, kowéitien et saoudien,  Thèse Doctorat : Droit pénal et sci. criminelles : Poitiers : 1997, 2 volumes, 549 feuilles; note: la thése porte sur la page de titre : Al Zafairi, Fayez. - Reprod. refusée par décision du jury;
 

ALROMAIH, Yousef Ahmed, Social control and delinquency in Saudi Arabia, Washington State Univ., Diss., 1993, x, 127 p.;
 

BRAND, J.L., "Aspects of Saudi Arabian law and practice", (1986) 9(1)Boston College International and Comparative Law Review 1-29;
 

BROSTERHOUS, Anthony D., An introduction to the criminal law of Saudi Arabia including  the "hudud crimes",   Thesis (LL.M.)--Columbia University, School of Law, [1963];  50 leaves; copy at Ottawa University,  K 46 .H44 v.007-00054 1963a FTX ;

CRYSTAL, J., "Criminal Justice in the Midle East", (2001) 29(6) Journal of Criminal Justice 469-482;

JONES, M., "Islamic law in Saudi Arabia: a responsive view", (1992) 16 International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 143-156;

KOMAN, Mohammed Ali, La recherche de la preuve en matière pénale: étude comparée du droit français et des droits des pays arabe du Golfe, thèse de doctorat, sciences criminelles, Poitiers, 1993, 435p.; dir. de th.: Jean Pradel;
 

MAHMOOD, Syed Tahir, 1941- and  Institute of Objective Studies (New Delhi, India), Criminal law in Islam and the Muslim world : a comparative perspective, 1st ed., Delhi : Institute of Objective Studies, 1996,  xvi, 504 p. ; 25 cm., ISBN: 8185220271; copy at Dalhousie University;

This anthology offers studies in the criminal law of Islam, its textual foundations, major theories, principles and procedural rules; its working and  social impact in some countries which have retained it in force, process of its re-introduction in a codified form in some other countries; and its place in the modern sciences of criminology and comparative criminal law.

Among the twenty-one studies included in the book, five are by Professor Tahir Mahmood. The remaining sixteen by 18 different authors from heterogeneous backgrounds, cultures and countries have been systematically presented by Dr. Mahmood with an extensive editing, adding  introductory notes and necessary postscripts.

In the whole the book covers almost the entire gamut of the Islamic criminal law principles and current scope and practice.

Contents: Introduction. Part-I: General Studies: Criminal Jurisprudence & Comparative Law Criminal Law in Islam: Basic Sources and General Principles - (Mohammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Jubeir).  Crimes and Punishments under the Various Schools of Shari'ah: A Comparative Overview -( Safia M. Safwat). Ethics of Punishments: Islamic and Western Dispensations - (Fateh M. Sandeela). Philosophy and Basic Principles of Islamic Penal Jurisprudence: A Comparative View -( G. Saqlain Masoodi.) Islamic Criminal Jurisprudence and Social Defence: An Ousider's Appraisal - (N.R. Madhavan Menon).

Part-II: Subject Studies: Specific Crimes and Criminal Procedure. A..Offence Against Life. B..Offences Against Property.C. Offences Relating To Sex D.Criminal Procedure & Evidence.

Part-III: Regional Studies: Criminal Law in the Muslim Countries.A. Muslim Countries in General. B.Saudi Arabia. C.Libya. D.Pakistan" (source: http://www.iosworld.org/ebk16.htm, accessed on 22 August 2004);

MOORE, R.H. Jr., "Court, law, justice, and criminal trials in Saudi Arabia", (1987) 11(1) International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice criminal justice 61-67;
 

__________"Islamic legal systems: Traditional (Saudi Arabia), contemporary (Bahrain), and evolving (Pakistan)" in C. Fields and R.H. Moore, eds., Comparative criminal justice: Traditional and nontraditional systems of law and control, Prospect Heights (Illinois), Waveland Press, 1996, at pp. 390-410;
 

MOSTAFA, Mahmoud M., Principes de droit pénal des pays arabes, Préface de Marc Ancel, Paris: Librairie générale de droit et de jurisprudence, 1972,  iii, 190 p. (collection; Les grands systèmes de droit pénal contemporains; vol. 5); copie à l'Université d'Ottawa, FTX General,

"Le Royaume de l'Arabie séoudite ainsi que la République arabe yéménite n'ont pas promulgué de codes contemporains.  Ils appliquent jusqu'à ce jour les dispositions de la Charia'a." (p. 18; une note omise)

MOURAD, Farouk A.R., "Effect of the Implementation of the Islamic Legislation on Crime Prevention in Saudi-Arabia" in The Effect of Islamic Legislation on Crime Prevention in Saudi-Arabia, Proceedings of the Symposium held in Riyadh, 16-21 Shawal 1396 A.H. (9-13 October 1976),  translated, edited,  and printed in collaboration with the United Nations Social Defence Research Institute (UNSDRI), [Riyadh] : Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Crime Prevention Research Centre, [1980], x, 606 p.;
 

SOLAIM, Soliman A., "Saudi Arabia's Judicial System", (1971) 25 Middle East Journal 403-407;
 

SOURYAL, S.S., "The religionization of a society: The continuing application of Shariah law in Saudi Arabia", (1987) 26(4) Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 429-449;

___________The role of the shari’ah law in deterring criminality in Saudi Arabia", (1988) 12  International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 1-25;

UNITED NATIONS  SOCIAL DEFENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, The Effect of Islamic legislation on crime prevention in Saudi Arabia : proceedings of the symposium held in Riyadh, 16-21 Shawal 1396 A.H. (9-13 October, 1976), translated, edited and printed in collaboration with the United Nations Social Defence Research Institute Crime prevention in Saudi Arabia, Rome : Ministry of Interior, Saudi Arabia, 1980, x, 606 p.; copy at University of Ottawa, KBL .E377 1980 MRT;
 

VOGEL, Frank Edward, Islamic Law and Legal System : Studies of Saudi Arabia, Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000, xx, 404 p., see Chapter 6, "King and Scholars in Cooperation: The Case of Capital Crimes" at pp. 222-278 (series;  Studies in Islamic law and society v. 8)  ISBN: 9004110623;  copy at Ottawa University;
 

___________Islamic Law and Legal System : Studies of Saudi Arabia, Ph.D. thesis, Harvard University, 1993, 813 p.;
 

WALKER, Jeffrey K.,"The rights of the accused in Saudi criminal procedure", (1993) 15 Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal 863-885;

WARDAK, ALI, “Crime and Social Control in Saudi Arabia,” in J.W.E. (James) Sheptycki, 1960-, and Ali Wardak, eds., Transnational and Comparative Criminology, London: Cavendish, 2004, xiv, 375 p., ISBN: 1904385052; no copy in the Ottawa area libraries covered by the AMICUS catalogue (verification of 3 June 2006);

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