United Arab Emirates
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- Federation with specific powers delegated to the federal government and other powers reserved for the individual emirates - monarchical federation
- CONSTITUTION
- December 2, 1971, made permanent in 1996
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on a dual system of sharia or Islamic law and civil courts
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Federal National Council (Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Union Supreme Court, judges are appointed by the Head of State
RELIGIONS
96% Muslims, 4% Christians and Hindus
From the country
- DECEMBER 6, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD IN ABU DHABI FOR MURDER
A man was executed by firing squad in Abu Dhabi after being convicted of murdering an
- NOVEMBER 21, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
three drug smugglers who stored 53 kilograms of hashish in a Dubai
three drug smugglers who stored 53 kilograms of hashish in a Dubai
NOVEMBER 9, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH ROW DUO PARDONED BY VICTIM’S FAMILY
Two prisoners at Dubai Central Jail who are on death row for a murder they committed in
- OCTOBER 16, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
ABU DHABI: DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In UAE, an Abu Dhabi criminal court sentenced an Asian man to death after he was
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TOP COURT TWICE REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER
The UAE’s top court has twice rejected a death sentence issued by several other courts against
- AUGUST 14, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a man who swallowed 80 capsules of heroin to smuggle
a man who swallowed 80 capsules of heroin to smuggle
- AUGUST 9, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
the Khorfakkan Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s verdict
the Khorfakkan Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s verdict
- JULY 30, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: HEROIN SMUGGLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A man who swallowed 103 capsules of heroin so he could smuggle the drug into the UAE faces execution
- JULY 10, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN GETS DEATH FOR ‘NINJA KILLING’
An Emirati was awarded death penalty by the Fujairah Criminal Court of First
- JUNE 25, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR SELLING POT
The Foreign Office confirmed a young British man was sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates
- JUNE 20, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN SENTENCED TO EXECUTION BY FIRING SQUAD IN RAS AL KHAIMAH
In the UAE, a Ras Al Khaimah criminal court sentenced an Asian man to death by firing
- JUNE 19, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: BANI YAS COP-SHOOTING GUNMEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
An Abu Dhabi court sentenced to death two drug dealers who shot and wounded undercover