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Private International Law

Course Description: A mandatory departmental requirement that introduces students to the rules of private international law and develops their skills in determining jurisdiction, conflict of laws rules, and how to ascertain the applicable law, its scope of application, and cases where its application is excluded.

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: LAW 101

Objectives of the course :

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the provisions related to nationality and related issues, as well as the provisions and conditions of naturalization. It also aims to clarify the rights and obligations of foreigners within the state's territory, and the provisions related to the conflict of laws, explaining how to resolve such conflicts through choice of law rules to determine the applicable law. Furthermore, it will introduce students to the provisions of international judicial jurisdiction, how to determine the competent court, and how to enforce foreign judgments and their resulting effects, within the framework of the Kingdom's systems and relevant international agreements, and within the course duration.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
1- To know the terms and concepts related to private international law.
2. To explain the means of international private dispute resolution.
3. To describe the fundamental principles and theories governing conflict of laws, conflict of jurisdiction, nationality, and the status of foreigners.
Skills:
1- Analyze the regulatory texts related to nationality, the status of foreigners, and conflicts of laws and courts.
2- To apply the rules of the legal system to international private disputes.
3. Drafting contracts, lawsuits, and legal memorandums in the fields of conflict of laws, conflict of jurisdictions, nationality, and the status of foreigners.
4. To conduct research on private international law topics using modern technology.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
1- To adhere to Islamic values and professional ethics, and to participate in finding constructive solutions to issues.
2- To take responsibility in personal and group work.
To embody good morals, self-confidence, understanding of others, and commitment 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). Introduction to nationality.
General provisions on nationality.
Naturalization in the Saudi System and Comparative Systems.
Reasons for loss of nationality, its multiplicity, and its absence.
Nationality of public legal entities.
Home and its rulings.
Legal treatment of foreigners.
Conflict of Laws and Judgments.
Follow the conflict of laws and its rulings.
International Judicial Jurisdiction.
Enforcement of foreign judgments.

Last Updated: 2026-05-11