SAUDI LAW
November 1st, 2002
BY MATTHEW WELLSA UNITED Nations (UN) envoy is urging the Saudi Arabian government to speed up an unprecedented, yet tentative, judicial reform process.Speaking after a week-long mission to the country, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Dato Param Cumaraswamy, said the kingdom's legal system was improving following the introduction of a new criminal procedure code in May.But he added: "I am concerned about the lack of compliance with some international standards of due process, in particular with respect to the right of anyone ...
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