The Saudi Arabia Arbitration Regulations in Commercial Disputes : A comparative study with the English Act of 1996 and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.

Abstract

This dissertation presents the first comparative study of Saudi Arabian arbitration laws and the English Act of 1996 along with the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. First, the study provides a comprehensive background of Saudi Arabia's legal system. Second, we discussed the historical development of Saudi arbitration regulations and highlighted all stages that arbitration regulations undergo. The third aim of this study is to examine the main points of the Model Law and finally elaborate on their similarity and differences with the Saudi arbitration law. Next, this work contributes to existing knowledge by providing a comparative assessment of the Saudi Arbitration Regulation of 1983, the 1985 implementation regulations, and the 2012 Arbitration Rules, to the English Arbitration Act of 1996. Last, several significant findings to emerge from this study were thoroughly discussed and presented.