Dike maintains verified legal corpora for major MENA jurisdictions with continuous synchronization against official government gazettes and supreme court publications.
Corpus Size
Dike has 1,440,249+ legal documents indexed: statutes, rulings, and opinions across Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Coverage Matrix by Jurisdiction
| Jurisdiction | ISO Code | Primary Legislation | Executive Decrees & Regulations | Judicial Case Law | Administrative & Fatawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | EG | Complete 1883–Present | Prime Ministerial & Ministerial Decrees | Court of Cassation (Civil, Commercial, Criminal) | State Council (Majlis Al-Dawla) Fatawa |
| Kuwait | KW | National Assembly Laws & Amiri Decrees (قوانين ومراسيم أميرية) | Not yet indexed | Not yet indexed | Not yet indexed |
| Qatar | QA | Emiri Decrees & Laws (قوانين ومراسيم بقانون) | N/A | Court of Cassation rulings (محكمة التمييز) | Fatawa & bilateral agreements |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | Royal Decrees & Royal Orders | Cabinet Decisions & Ministerial Bylaws | Supreme Court & Board of Grievances Decisions | Regulatory Circulars & Sharia Principles |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | Federal Decree-Laws 1971–Present | Cabinet Resolutions & Ministerial Decisions | Federal Supreme Court Judgements | Court rules & administrative notices |
1. Arab Republic of Egypt (EG)
Coverage Highlights
- Legislation: Comprehensive coverage of all active and historical Egyptian codes (Civil, Commercial, Penal, Criminal Procedure, Labor, Investment, Tax, Cybercrime).
- Gazette Sources: Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiyya (الجريدة الرسمية) and Al-Waqa'i' Al-Misriyya (الوقائع المصرية).
- Case Law: Over 70 years of published Egyptian Court of Cassation technical bureau rulings with full legal principles (مبادئ محكمة النقض) indexed by article reference.
2. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (SA)
Coverage Highlights
- Statutes & Codes: Saudi Civil Transactions Law (نظام المعاملات المدنية), Commercial Companies Law, Labor Law, Bankruptcy Law, Personal Status Law, and Law of Evidence (نظام الإثبات).
- Official Gazette: Umm Al-Qura (جريدة أم القرى) with dual Gregorian and Hijri calendar metadata mapping.
- Regulatory Framework: Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) circulars, Capital Market Authority (CMA) regulations, and Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) directives.
3. United Arab Emirates (AE)
Coverage Highlights
- Federal Legislation: Federal Decree-Laws promulgated by the Federal Supreme Council from 1971 to the present.
- Key Modern Codes: Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (Labour Relations), Federal Decree-Law No. 50 of 2022 (Commercial Transactions), Federal Decree-Law No. 42 of 2022 (Civil Procedure).
- Cabinet Resolutions: Executive regulations and Cabinet resolutions indexed from the UAE Federal Official Gazette.
4. State of Kuwait (KW)
Coverage Highlights
- Legislation Only, For Now: 15,329 indexed laws and Amiri decrees (قوانين ومراسيم أميرية) issued by the National Assembly and the Amiri Diwan. Case law and fatawa are not yet indexed for Kuwait.
- Official Gazette: Kuwait Al-Yawm (الكويت اليوم).
- Judicial System: Kuwait's Court of Cassation (محكمة التمييز) and Constitutional Court are not yet represented in the corpus. Indexing is legislation-first.
5. State of Qatar (QA)
Coverage Highlights
- Legislation: 9,567 laws and Emiri decrees (قوانين ومراسيم بقانون).
- Case Law: 1,449 Court of Cassation and Court of Appeal rulings (محكمة التمييز، محكمة الاستئناف).
- Fatawa & Agreements: 637 fatawa and 698 bilateral/international agreements.
- Official Gazette: Qatar's Official Gazette (الجريدة الرسمية القطرية).
Legal Document Status Lifecycle
Every document in Dike is assigned an authoritative legal currency status:
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in_force: The statute or decree is currently active and legally binding in the jurisdiction.amended: The statute remains in force, but specific articles have been modified or repealed by subsequent legislation (discoverable via/v1/graph/traverse).repealed: The document has been entirely superseded, annulled, or invalidated by legislative action or constitutional court ruling.unknown: Historical archival documents where subsequent repealing enactments are unconfirmed.
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Next Steps
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