H.E. Dr. Azaam Al-Dakhail, Saudi Minister of Education, has inaugurated on the last Sunday the opening ceremony of Conference of Judiciary and Arbitration, which organized by Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University representing by Supreme Institute of Jurisdiction, at the hall of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Twajiri.

In significance with the opening ceremony agenda, H.E. Hugo Hans Siblesz, Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which located at Hague, Netherlands, has expressed his happiness to share a success by attending the conference’s sessions.

Dr. Fawzan bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Fawzan, Acting Rector of Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, has gave a speech reaffirming the idea of holding such a spectacular academic gathering at Al-Imam University, which often seeks to benefit the community with each and every ideas and efforts. “The conference is holding in tandem with the Saudi Arbitration Team. It aims to show the integral role of Judiciary and arbitration as an effective alternative mean of resolving disputes, which will reduce the pressure imposed on courts. Additionally, to enhance a closer cooperation and exchange expertise among specialists in justice and arbitration areas; and lastly to unite the efforts related to developing justice and arbitration mechanisms in light of modern technology acceleration”, added Dr. Al-Fawzan.  

Following that, Prince Dr. Bander bin Salman bin Muhammad Al Saud, the advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has hailed the organizing of the conference by Al-Imam University. Its significance emerged from the fact that, it mainly shedding lights on the tied relation between Judiciary in Islamic Law and its implementation mechanisms. It also sheds lights on Arbitration as an auxiliary to judiciary and not adversary to it, adding Prince Bander. “Saudi Arabian since its establishment has adopted Sharia Islamic Law as a key law to all its matters, and judiciary is the foundation for justice and arbitration is one of the method to solving people’s disputes”, pointed out he.

At the end of the opening ceremony, Dr. Al-Dakhail has delivered some souvenirs to the participant organs at the conference.  

To visit the conference’s website, click here.

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