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
- MAY 5, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Ten Indians, convicted of killing a Pakistani man over a bootlegging feud in Abu Dhabi, were absolved of the death
Ten Indians, convicted of killing a Pakistani man over a bootlegging feud in Abu Dhabi, were absolved of the death
- MARCH 23, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE COURT PARDONS 10 PUNJABIS ON DEATH ROW
Ten Punjabi men have escaped the death sentence in the United Arab Emirates after the father of the Pakistani man they had accidentally killed submitted a letter of pardon in court.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TEENAGER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR STABBING MAN TO DEATH IN ROW OVER FOOTBALL
A 19-year-old Pakistani student was handed the death penalty for stabbing to death a countryman in a row over a football match.
FEBRUARY 13, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: SHARJAH COURT ORDERS DEATH SENTENCE TO PAKISTANI FOR KILLING WIFE
A Pakistani husband who killed his wife in Sharjah last year has been granted death sentence by the Sharjah Court.
- JANUARY 22, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DUBAI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR OBAIDA'S KILLER
The Dubai Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence of Jordanian Nidal Eissa Abdullah, the killer of
- JANUARY 1, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is rarely applied in the UAE...
The death penalty is rarely applied in the UAE...
DECEMBER 19, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH ROW EMIRATI CONVICT WALKS FREE AFTER 14 YEARS
After languishing in jail for 14 years, waiting for a death penalty, an Emirati walked free recently as the court
- OCTOBER 31, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
In October 2016, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) passed a Federal Law Decree 7/2016 amending the Emirates’ penal code.
In October 2016, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) passed a Federal Law Decree 7/2016 amending the Emirates’ penal code.
- JUNE 14, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR ALGERIAN WHO KILLED CHINESE MAN UPHELD
An Algerian man who murdered a Chinese man and stole more than Dh1 million from him has failed in his
MAY 31, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: GULF SINGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EX-HUSBAND
The Court of Appeals in Al-Ain upheld the death penalty in the murder case of Emirati poet and director
- APRIL 20, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR SHARJAH SUPERMARKET MURDERER
A supermarket worker who killed a payroll manager in a row over wages has been sentenced to death in the UAE.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR ALGERIAN WHO KILLED MAN AND STOLE DH1M IN CASH
A 35-year-old Algerian was sentenced to death after being found guilty of killing a Chinese man and stealing more than Dh1 million in cash from him.