Article 34 of the Saudi Protection of Whistleblowers, Witnesses, Experts and Victims Law
المادة 34 من نظام حماية المبلغين والشهود والخبراء والضحايا
The article provides that applying the Law does not affect the treaties and international agreements the Kingdom has committed to.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
لا يخل تطبيق النظام بما التزمت به المملكة من معاهدات واتفاقيات دولية.
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 34 explained in plain English
This article provides that applying the Law does not affect the treaties and international agreements the Kingdom has committed to.
This means that applying the Law's provisions must not be a cause of breaching the Kingdom's obligations arising from the international treaties and agreements it has committed to.
The article does not specify these treaties and agreements; it is worded generally to cover all of those the Kingdom has committed to.
This article is linked to Article 33, which provides that the provisions on protection in the Law do not affect any other measures or types of protection established for protected persons under any other law. Together the two articles show that the Law does not affect the protection established by other laws, or the Kingdom's international obligations.
It is also linked to Article 35, which sets the investigation and prosecution bodies for the Law's offenses: the Public Prosecution, except for corruption offenses, and the Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Unit of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority for the corruption offenses in paragraph (1) of Article 32.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 34 of the Saudi Protection of Whistleblowers, Witnesses, Experts and Victims Law
Does the Whistleblower Protection Law conflict with international agreements?
The article provides that applying the Law does not affect the treaties and international agreements the Kingdom has committed to.
Which treaties does the Law take into account?
The article does not name particular treaties; it covers all the treaties and international agreements the Kingdom has committed to.
More articles on Definitions and Scope of Protection
- Article 1
Defines the Law's key terms, including whistleblower, witness, expert, victim, protection, covered crimes, the program and the person covered by protection.
يقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني الموضحة أمام كل منها: النظام: نظام حماية المبلِّغين والشهود والخبراء والضحايا. اللائحة: اللائح
- Article 33
The article provides that the Law's protection provisions do not affect any other measures or types of protection established for protected persons under any other law.
لا تخل الأحكام المتعلقة بالحماية المقررة في النظام بأي تدابير أو أنواع حماية أخرى تقررت للمشمولين بالحماية وفق أي نظام آخر.
- Article 36
The article tasks the Public Prosecution, in coordination with the relevant bodies, with preparing the Regulations within 120 days of the Law's issuance, to be issued by Council of Ministers decision.
تقوم النيابة العامة -بالتنسيق مع وزارة العدل ووزارة الداخلية ورئاسة أمن الدولة وهيئة الرقابة ومكافحة الفساد والجهات الأخرى ذات العلاقة كلٌّ فيما يخصه- بإعداد ال
- Article 37
The article provides that the Law takes effect 120 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
يعمل بالنظام بعد مضي (120) يوماً من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
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