Laws of UAE: Parliamentary System, Sources, and Court Structure

Running head: REPORT 1
Business law and international context
Student details:
3/29/2019

REPORT 2
Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................3
Parliamentary System of UAE.......................................................................................................................3
Sources of Law in UAE.................................................................................................................................4
Court structure operating in United Arab Emirates.......................................................................................4
Category of legal system in UAE..................................................................................................................5
The rule of law in United Arab Emirates and strength of rule of law...........................................................5
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................................6
References......................................................................................................................................................7

REPORT 3
Introduction
The purpose of the report is to enlighten the reader about the information about laws of the UAE. The fact
should be noted that every nation have its own differential laws that are formed and regulated in the
country (Aly Khedr and Alnuaimi, 2019). It is important to understand to source of law so as to analyse
the spirit of law and understand the actual and authentic meaning that the law states. The below
mentioned report outlines parliamentary system of UAE, along with source of law and a holistic approach
to evaluate the forms of laws conducted in the chosen country UAE.
Parliamentary System of UAE
The United Arab Emirates constitutes of seven emirates that are Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ra’s al-Khaimah,
Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm al-Qaiwain. The United Arab Emirates attained its independence from
United Kingdom in the year 1971(Web, 2019). The parliamentary system of the country was established
on the independence and was made permanent in the year 1996. The form of government that can be
referred to as federal presidential elected monarchy, because the president is elected from the monarchs
who will rule all the seven emirates present in UAE. The parliamentary system of the country is
constitutes of executive branch of the political system of a country. Further, elaborating the executive
system of United Arab Emirates, it should be noted that the chief of the state is President Khalifa bin
Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 2004) is the ruler of Abu Dhabi. The Prime Minister and head of government
(Vice President) is Muhammad bin Rashid al-Maktum who is the rules of Dubai. Saif bin Zayid Al-
Nuhayyan (since 2009) and Mansur bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 2009) are the deputy Prime Ministers
of the country. The president of UAE appoints a Cabinet or Council of Ministers. The presence of Federal
Supreme Council (FSC) is made up of seven rules of each of the emirate present in UAE. These rulers
conduct meets four times in a year. In UAE, FSC is the highest constitutional body that establishes
general policies and sanction federal legislations. The FSC elects the President and Vice President from