Article 2 of the Saudi Protection from Abuse Law
المادة 2 من نظام الحماية من الإيذاء
The article sets the Protection from Abuse Law's objectives: protection, assistance, shelter and care, holding the abuser accountable, awareness, addressing conditions that foster abuse, and creating mechanisms to deal with it.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يهدف هذا النظام إلى الآتي:
1 - ضمان توفير الحماية من الإيذاء بمختلف أنواعه.
2 - تقديم المساعدة والمعالجة، والعمل على توفير الإيواء والرعاية الاجتماعية والنفسية والصحية المساعدة اللازمة.
3 - اتخاذ الإجراءات النظامية اللازمة لمساءلة المتسبب ومعاقبته.
4 - نشر التوعية بين أفراد المجتمع حول مفهوم الإيذاء، والآثار المترتبة عليه.
5 - معالجة الظواهر السلوكية في المجتمع التي تنبئ عن وجود بيئة مناسبة لحدوث حالات إيذاء.
6 - إيجاد آليات علمية وتطبيقية للتعامل مع الإيذاء.
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
Article 2 explained in plain English
This article explains the purposes the Law was made to achieve, which are six objectives:
- Protection: ensuring protection from abuse of its various kinds, that is, in all the forms in the definition of abuse in Article 1 (physical, psychological and sexual, exploitation, and failure to provide basic needs).
- Assistance and treatment: providing assistance and treatment, and working to provide the necessary shelter and social, psychological and health care.
- Accountability: taking the necessary legal measures to hold the person who caused the abuse accountable and punish him.
- Awareness: spreading awareness among members of society of the concept of abuse and its effects.
- Prevention: addressing behavioral phenomena that indicate an environment conducive to abuse occurring.
- Method: creating scientific and practical mechanisms for dealing with abuse.
This article does not itself create specific rights or penalties, but it helps in understanding and interpreting the other articles. For example, Article 3 imposes a duty to report cases of abuse, which is a practical means of achieving the protection objective. These objectives show that the Law combines the treatment and social side on one hand with the side of accountability and punishment on the other.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 2 of the Saudi Protection from Abuse Law
What are the objectives of the Protection from Abuse Law?
Protecting people from abuse of its kinds, providing assistance, shelter and care, holding the abuser accountable and punishing him, spreading awareness, addressing phenomena that foster abuse, and creating scientific and practical mechanisms for dealing with it.
Does the Law provide shelter for those who have suffered abuse?
One of the Law's objectives is to work to provide the necessary shelter and social, psychological and health care for those who have suffered abuse.
More articles on Definition of Abuse and Objectives of the Law
- Article 1
The article defines the Law's key terms, chiefly "abuse", which covers exploitation, physical, psychological or sexual mistreatment and threats of it, and failure to provide basic needs.
يقصد بالعبارات والمصطلحات الآتية - أينما وردت في هذا النظام - المعاني المبينة أمامها، ما لم يقتض السياق خلاف ذلك : - الوزارة: وزارة الشؤون الاجتماعية . - الوزير
- Article 14
The article provides that the Law's provisions do not affect the obligations of other relevant bodies, and do not prejudice any better protection provided by another law or an international convention to which the Kingdom is a party.
لا تؤثر الأحكام والإجراءات المنصوص عليها في هذا النظام على الالتزامات المترتبة على الجهات المعنية الأخرى، كل بحسب اختصاصه، ولا تخل هذه الأحكام والإجراءات بأي حق
- Article 16
The article requires the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations within ninety days of the Law's publication in the Official Gazette, to take effect from the date the Law takes effect.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة خلال تسعين يوماً من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ سريانه.
- Article 17
The article provides that the Protection from Abuse Law takes effect ninety days after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
يسري هذا النظام بعد تسعين يوماً من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.