King Abdullah’s Judicial Reforms, Pragmatism and Power in Saudi Arabia By Karina PISER Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po Spring 2014 This paper received the KSP Student Paper Award The KSP Student Paper Award, offered by the Kuwait Program at Sciences Po, distinguishes outstanding papers by students both at Sciences Po and in Kuwait, written on a topic related to the study of the Arab World and the Gulf Region. The Kuwait Program at Sciences Po (KSP) is a partnership between Sciences Po and the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, based at the Paris School of International Affairs. Working together, the two institutions are supporting a range of initiatives in the fields of research, teaching, executive education and academic events, with special emphasis on the study of the Arab World and the Gulf Region. www.sciencespo.fr/psia/kuwait-program