Article 5 of the Saudi Arbitration Law

المادة 5 من نظام التحكيم · الباب الأول: أحكام عامة

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

إذا اتفق طرفا التحكيم على إخضاع العلاقة بينهما لأحكام أي وثيقة (عقد نموذجي، أو اتفاقية دولية أو غيرهما)، وجب العمل بأحكام هذه الوثيقة بما تشمله من أحكام خاصة بالتحكيم، وذلك بما لا يخالف أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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