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Constitution
- WIPO Lex: Saudi Arabia Basic Law of Governance (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)
- Basic Law of Governance (external link) (Saudi Arabia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- International Constitutional Law: Saudi Arabia Index (external link) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers English translation of the current basic law of governance, background information, a key number system to locate parts, and links to comparative information
Executive
- Monarchy/Prime Minister (external link)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (external link)
- Saudi Press Agency (external link)
- Saudi Government Portal (external link)
Judicial
Legislative
- PARLIAMENT: Majlis ash Shura [Consultative Council] (external link)
- GLIN Archive: Saudi Arabia [1954-2008] (Law Library of Congress) includes summaries; full text is accessible from a Reading Room
- FAOLEX: Saudi Arabia (external link) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources.
- NATLEX: Saudi Arabia (external link) (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: Saudi Arabia (external link) (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: Saudi Arabia IP Laws and Treaties (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia: Response to Terrorism (Law Library of Congress)
- FALQs: Saudi Arabia Municipal Elections – Women Participate for the First Time (Law Library of Congress) from our Frequently Asked Legal Questions In Custodia Legis series
- Global Legal Information Catalog: Saudi Arabia (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
- Global Legal Monitor: Saudi Arabia (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Search: Saudi Arabia (Library of Congress)
- Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
- The Saudi Arabian 2012 Arbitration Law (Law Library of Congress)
- ForIntLaw: Saudi Arabia (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
- Foreign Official Gazette Database: Saudi Arabia (external link) (Center for Research Libraries)
- Update: A Brief Overview of Saudi Arabia Legal System (external link) (GlobaLex)
- World Legal Information Institute: Saudi Arabia (external link) (WorldLII)
- World Legal Materials from Middle East: Saudi Arabia (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
General Sources
- Country Profile: Saudi Arabia (Library of Congress) September 2006; PDF
- Country Study: Saudi Arabia (Library of Congress) December 1992
- Maps: Saudi Arabia (Library of Congress)
- World Digital Library: Saudi Arabia (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: Saudi Arabia Country Profile (external link)
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Saudi Arabia (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: Saudi Arabia (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: Saudi Arabia (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Saudi Arabia (U.S. Dept. of State)
- The Economist: Saudi Arabia (external link)
- Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington (external link)
- FAO Country Profiles: Saudi Arabia (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Saudi Arabia (U.S. Dept. of State)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Saudi Arabia (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (external link) (Amnesty International)
- International Religious Freedom Reports: Saudi Arabia (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Middle East Studies: Saudi Arabia (external link) (Columbia University)
- Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the UN, New York (external link)
- U.S. Embassy, Riyadh (U.S. Dept. of State)
- World Factbook: Saudi Arabia (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- World Health Organization: Saudi Arabia (external link)
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Last Updated: 10/13/2017
