Financial scandals in developed countries such as the USA and the UK have highlighted the need for greater transparency and credibility in order to protect shareholders and stakeholders alike. It has been argued that the audit committee (AC) is a key mechanism for achieving this transparency and...

This paper aims to explore the role of audit committees (ACs) in the Libyan banking sector (LBS) and to investigate the impact on AC practice of the sector’s recent shift to an Islamic banking system. Little is known about the role of these committees, which were only made compulsory in Libya...

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the audit committees and external auditors by showing the main role that the audit committees play in supporting the work of the external auditors to enhance corporate governance in Libyan commercial banks. To achieve the research aims, a...