A Saudi Arabian woman wearing traditional ḥijāb . Female lawyers in Saudi Arabia may soon be granted limited court access for the first time. Mohammed al-Issa , the justice minister, said that the law was part of King Abdullah's ongoing reform to Saudi Arabia's judicial system. The law would allow female lawyers to represent other women at family-related cases, including marriage, divorce, and child custody. Saudi women that are educated in law are currently permitted to work in the female section of government and court offices. Positions of higher authority are reserved for the opposite sex. The Saudi government is also building specialized "personal status" or family courts where female lawyers will be permitted to practice.
A Saudi Arabian woman wearing traditional . Female lawyers in Saudi Arabia may soon be granted limited court access for the first time. , the justice minister, said that the law was part of King Abdullah's ongoing reform to Saudi Arabia's judicial system. The law would allow female lawyers to represent other women at family-related cases, including marriage, divorce, and child custody. Saudi women that are educated in law are currently permitted to work in the female section of government and court offices. Positions of higher authority are reserved for the opposite sex. The is also building specialized "personal status" or family courts where female lawyers will be permitted to practice.
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