UK Court Orders May Not Apply In Saudi Arabia
It isn't a question of possibility but rather a border-shattering power that every country has. But being that the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia have differing views on laws and human rights, the possibility of a UK Court Order to bring home Amina Al-Jeffery, who claimed she was imprisoned by her Arabian father.
The father said he denies locking up her daughter.
Amina elaborates further that Saudi Arabian Academic Mohammed Al-Jeffery had locked her up because she "kissed a guy".
According to the UK judge presiding over the case, the UK courts could do very little to force her father's compliance. However, he acknowledges that the girl has been "deprived of her liberty" and "her father must facilitate her return by September 11."
Sir William Pattey elaborated:
"Amina is a dual national so when she's in Saudi Arabia she is subject, not only to Saudi laws, but to Saudi customs," he told BBC Radio Wales.
"While we think it's very normal that a 21-year-old woman is a freely independent actor, and can do what she likes, that's not quite the same in Saudi Arabia where a single woman is subject to the guardianship of her appropriate male relative."
