Making Sense of the Saudi “Constitution”

    Since its establishment in 1934 up until 1991, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had no constitution or other basic laws. It seemed as if the issue was the sole business of the members of the royal family who treat authority as a spoil. They consider the mere act of drafting a constitution or enacting rules of governance a threat to the absolute ruler and an incentive for the
2015-03-29

Jamal Muhammad Taqi

Iraqi Researcher specialized in GCC Affairs


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    Since its establishment in 1934 up until 1991, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had no constitution or other basic laws. It seemed as if the issue was the sole business of the members of the royal family who treat authority as a spoil. They consider the mere act of drafting a constitution or enacting rules of governance a threat to the absolute ruler and an incentive for the people to intervene in the affairs of their masters.

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