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Lecture Considers Saudi Arabia's Future Beyond the Oil
04/06/2017
Doctor of Juridical Science candidate Rakan Alharbi and Professor Frank Emmert presented a discussion of “Saudi Vision of 2030: Beyond the Oil” on April 5. The event took place in the Wynne Courtroom at Inlow Hall.
The lectures focused on law and the economy, including changes made in Saudi Arabia in order for the nation to be consistent with World Trade Organization rules, an analysis of exports and imports from a legal perspective, corporate governance, and the transformation of the structure of the government.
Alharbi is a lecturer at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He defended his dissertation, titled, “Toward the Development of Saudi Women’s Rights: A Critical Analytical Study of the Impacts of Cultural Norms and Saudi Religiosity on the Operation of Women’s Rights of Employment and Freedom of Movement,” on March 21.
Professor Emmert is the John S. Grimes Professor of Law and the executive director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at IU McKinney.
In the photo from left are Professor Frank Emmert and Rakan Alharbi.
