United Arab Emirates

Country legislation

Constitution [ EN / AR ]

Criminal Procedure Code [ EN / AR ]

Federal Decree-Law No. 7/2018 amending the Criminal Procedure Code [ AR ]

Federal Decree-Law No. 35/2020 amending the Criminal Procedure Code [ EN / AR ]

1987 Penal Code [ EN / AR ]

Decree No. 7/2016 amending certain provisions of the Penal Code [ AR ]

2021 Penal Code [ AR ]

Anti-Terrorism Law [ EN / AR ]

Nationality Law [ EN / AR ]

Martial Law [ EN / AR ]

Federal Decree Law No. 5/2012 on Combating Cybercrimes [ EN / AR ]

Federal Decree Law No. 34/2021 on Combating Rumours and Cybercrime [ AR ]

Federal Supreme Court Law [ EN / AR ]

Press and Publishing Law [ EN / AR ]

State Security Law [ EN / AR ]

Prison Regulations [ EN ]

Foreign Workers Employment Law [ EN ]

Law on Associations [ EN ]

Law Regulating the Legal Profession [ AR ]

Ministerial Decision No. 220/2017 on the Establishment of a Federal Public Prosecution specialized in Cybercrimes [ AR ]

Federal Decree No.11/2016 on regulating the competencies of the National Media Council [ AR ]

Federal Decree No.3/2016 on the Rights of the Child [ AR ]

Ministerial Decision No.1093/2017 on the On the Establishment of the Prosecution of Execution of Penal Judgments [ AR ]

Ministerial Decision No. 535/2019 on the application procedure for those on domestic terrorism lists to use part of their frozen funds [ AR ]

Ministerial Decision No. 536/2019 on the Mechanism of Appeal against Decisions to be included on the UAE list of terrorists [ AR ]

Central Bank Board of Directors Resolution No. 49/04/2019 on measures to counter money-laundering and combat the financing of terrorism and financing of illegal organizations (issued on 13/6/2019 ) [ EN / AR ]

Council Of Ministers Resolution No. 20/2019 on the UAE list of terrorists and the implementation of UN Security Council decisions relating to the prevention of counter-terrorism financing, leveraging the non-proliferation of WMDs, and relevant resolutions [ AR ]

Federal Decrees

Federal Decree No. 5/2012 on combatting cybercrimes [ AR ]

Federal Decree-Law No. (34) of 2021, regarding combating rumors and cybercrime [ AR ]

Federal Decree No. 20/2018 on combatting money laundering and terrorist financing [ AR ]

Federal Decree No. 12/2021 on the National Commission for Human Rights [AR]

Federal Law No. 2/2003 on the State Security Apparatus [AR]

Federal Decree Law No. 28/2019 on the Establishment of the National Munasaha Centre [AR]

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