Editing Judgment (law) (section)

=== Religious law ===

==== Saudi Arabia ==== 

A court's duties regarding judgments are outlined in ''The Law of the Judiciary''.<ref>''The Law of the Judiciary'', Royal Decree No.M/64, 14 Rajab 1395 [23 July 1975], ''translated at'' http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/laws/Law_of_the_Judiciary.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143743/http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/laws/Law_of_the_Judiciary.aspx |date=2015-04-02 }}.</ref> Judgments must be pronounced in a public hearing<ref>''The Law of the Judiciary'', Royal Decree No.M/64, 14 Rajab 1395, art. 33 [23 July 1975], ''translated at'' http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/laws/Law_of_the_Judiciary.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143743/http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/laws/Law_of_the_Judiciary.aspx |date=2015-04-02 }}.</ref> and must "include the grounds on which they were based and the legal authority thereof."<ref>''The Law of the Judiciary'', Royal Decree No.M/64, 14 Rajab 1395, art. 35 [23 July 1975], ''translated at'' http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/laws/Law_of_the_Judiciary.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143743/http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/laws/Law_of_the_Judiciary.aspx |date=2015-04-02 }}.</ref> A judgment may be rendered unanimously or by a majority vote. If the judgment contains a dissent, the majority decision in the judgment must address the dissenting opinion, and any dissenting judges must explain why they are dissenting.<ref>''The Law of the Judiciary'', Royal Decree No.M/64, 14 Rajab 1395, art. 34 [23 July 1975], ''translated at'' http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/laws/Law_of_the_Judiciary.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143743/http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/laws/Law_of_the_Judiciary.aspx |date=2015-04-02 }}.</ref>

Once a judgment has been issued, the judge or judges determine whether the parties involved agree with the ruling. If one party disagrees with the judgment, that party has a set number of days to request a written appeal. An appellate body will then review the judgment in the absence of the parties.<ref name="auto14">Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co, ''Saudi Arabia – Law & Practice'' (Last accessed March 28, 2015), http://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/practice-guides/location/241/6622/1434-200 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326213924/http://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/practice-guides/location/241/6622/1434-200 |date=2015-03-26 }}.</ref> If the appellate body agrees with the lower court's decision, it will stamp "final and enforceable" on the judgment without providing any reasons and will return the judgment to the [[court of first instance|trial court]].<ref name="auto14"/> If the appellate body disagrees with the lower court's decision, it may either send the case back to the [[court of first instance|trial court]] for reconsideration or, less commonly, may call the parties to present further arguments and write its own judgment based on the information presented.<ref name="auto14"/>