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Legal Proceedings (1)

Course Description: A mandatory departmental requirement that introduces students to the rules of litigation and judicial proceedings, and develops their skills in case resolution and dealing with practical real-world problems.

Credits: 2

Prerequisites: LAW 101

Objectives of the course :

The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the judicial system, “the formation and jurisdictions of courts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” and the nature of lawsuits and the means to pursue them. This will be done in accordance with the regulations issued in this regard in the Kingdom, using a comparative approach to practices in other systems, and within the allocated time frame.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
1- To know the systemic and legal terms and concepts related to the formation of courts and their jurisdictions.
2- Explain the means of dispute resolution.
3. To describe the fundamental principles and theories of systems.
Skills:
To analyze the regulatory texts related to the judicial organization.
2- Apply the statutory rules to disputes.
3. Drafting contracts, legal filings, and memorandums, which are used for pleading cases before the courts.
4- Conduct a systematic research using modern technological means on the formation of courts and their jurisdiction.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
1. To adhere to Islamic values and professional ethics, and to participate in finding constructive solutions to social issues.
2. To take responsibility for self-directed and group work.
3. To be embodied in good morals, self-confidence, understanding others, and adherence to the values of loyalty and belonging to the homeland and its leadership.

Additional information:

Course Topics:
General introduction and introduction of students to the course (nature, objectives, requirements). Historical development of the judiciary system in the Kingdom.
The basic principles in the pleading system.
The principle of two-tiered litigation and the practical problems it raises.
Judges and their rulings, including guarantees for judges.
Court staff, clerks, bailiffs, translators, experts, custodians of funds, their judgments.
Courts, their order, and their formation.
The courts, their order, formation, and jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction - Value and Type.
Jurisdiction.
Violation of the opponents' rules of jurisdiction, jurisdictional dispute, summary proceedings.
Lawsuit: Conditions for its Acceptance and Types.
Defenses and Interpleader.
Intervention and requests.

Last Updated: 2026-05-11