UAE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S SHARIA CRITICISM REJECTED BY JUDGE

a judge of the Federal Supreme Court rejected an Amnesty International report condemning capital punishment in the region, saying that law in the United Arab Emirates and Sharia law are explicit on how and why the death penalty is used.
Twenty-eight people were sentenced to death in the Emirates in 2010, including some individuals under the age of 18, the report said. But the judge said that under Article 1 of the penal code, certain offences including murder, sex outside of wedlock, drugs, theft and alcohol must be tried under Sharia.