SAUDI GAZETTE: RIYADH – The Ministry of Justice is drafting a law that would allow female lawyers to argue legal cases in court.
Sheikh Muhammad Bin Al-Issa, Minister of Justice, said Saturday the bill will be issued in the coming days as part of King Abdullah’s “plan to develop the justice system.”
Addressing a workshop on the international legal framework for countering terrorism and its funding which opened in Riyadh Saturday, Al-Issa said the committee to study the role of women in the legal profession has finished its task and that the matter was now awaiting the approval of the King.
The law would mark a major step for female lawyers in the Kingdom. Currently, women law graduates can work in government offices and in court offices, but cannot argue cases before court.
Under the new law, women would be allowed to argue cases on child custody, divorce and other family-related issues. Saudi women lawyers would be allowed to appear in court >>> Fahd Al-Dhibyaniand Adnan Al-Shabrawi | Sunday, February 21, 2010
