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
- JANUARY 30, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO AFGHAN MEN TO BE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Two men will be executed in UAE for premeditatedly stabbing a sex worker
- JANUARY 18, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO EMIRATIS GET DEATH FOR KILLING HOUSEMAID
A court in Fujairah sentenced two Emirati men to death for murdering an elderly Asian
- JANUARY 8, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a criminal court in the eastern oasis town of Al Ain
a criminal court in the eastern oasis town of Al Ain
- JANUARY 4, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DRUG DEALER’S DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE
An appeal court in Ras Al Khaimah reduced a death sentence to life in
- JANUARY 1, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes under the constitution are: murder, rape...
Capital crimes under the constitution are: murder, rape...
- DECEMBER 28, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN FUJAIRAH
a criminal court in Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced an unidentified Asian construction worker to death.
- DECEMBER 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EX-FIANCÉ KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THE UAE
a court in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates sentenced a 25 year old Arab man, identified only as TG, to death for murdering his ex-fiance Eman, 21, and burying her body in the desert.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO TO BE EXECUTED IN THE UAE
in the United Arab Emirates, presiding Judge Mohammad Nabeel Riyadh of the Dubai Cassation Court upheld the death sentences of Majar Singh Gurmej and Amarjeet Singh Gursharan, aged between 20 and 30, for kidnapping, gang-raping and violently murdering two
- DECEMBER 11, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: PAIR LOSE THEIR APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
AA, 40 and IH, 30, both from Afghanistan, had their death sentences reinstated by a panel of judges, led by Chief Justice Issa Al Sharif, of the Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates.
- DECEMBER 1, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE OF 2 INDIANS COMMUTED AFTER BLOOD MONEY DEAL
Two Indians, who were facing death sentence in the UAE, are set to be released this
- NOVEMBER 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 10 DRUG DEALERS GET DEATH IN KHOR FAKKAN
a criminal court in Khor Fakkan, UAE, sentenced 10 men to death after they were
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: FOUR WHO ESCAPED DEATH ROW RETURN HOME FROM SHARJAH
four of the seventeen Indian nationals sentenced to death in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates for murdering Pakistani national Misri Nazir Khan in 2009 arrived home following the payment of blood money.