International Law
Oct. 30, 2013
Saudi women get law licenses, not allowed to drive
In a historic groundbreaking move by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Justice, last week four Saudi women were granted licenses to practice law.
Julie L. Kessler
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George Washington Univ Law School
Julie is an attorney based in Los Angeles, a freelance writer for several publications, and the author of the award-winning book "Fifty-Fifty, The Clarity of Hindsight." She can be reached at www.VagabondLawyer.com
In a historic groundbreaking move by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Justice, last week four Saudi women were granted licenses to practice law.
These law licenses allow the group of four to alter their status from "legal consultants" to attorneys. This occurred on the heels of a prior declaration that Saudi women could enter the courts and argue their own cases, open their own law offices, and for the first time ever, represent men. Make no mistake, this is an eno...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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