UAE Constitution

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The UAE Constitution is the supreme legal framework that defines the federal structure, powers of government, and fundamental rights within the United Arab Emirates.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitution ⓘ
Supreme law ⓘ
adoptedOn 1971-12-02 ⓘ
amendedBy Constitutional amendments of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
basisFor All federal legislation in the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
Organization of federal institutions in the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1971-12-02 ⓘ
contains Preamble ⓘ
Provisions on armed forces and security ⓘ
Provisions on federal authorities ⓘ
Provisions on fundamental principles ⓘ
Provisions on legislation and financial affairs ⓘ
Provisions on rights and freedoms ⓘ
Transitional provisions ⓘ
country United Arab Emirates ⓘ
defines Duties of citizens ⓘ
Federal structure of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution

Fundamental rights of citizens ⓘ
Powers of the emirates ⓘ
Powers of the federal government ⓘ
establishes Council of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
Federal Judiciary ⓘ
linked to: The Judiciary

Federal National Council ⓘ
Federal Supreme Council ⓘ
President of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
Vice President of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
guarantees Equality before the law ⓘ
Freedom of movement within the limits of the law ⓘ
Freedom of opinion within the limits of the law ⓘ
Freedom of religion within the limits of the law ⓘ
Personal liberty ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalStatus Supreme legal framework of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
madePermanentOn 1996-05-27 ⓘ
originalStatus Provisional constitution ⓘ
promulgatedBy Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
providesFor Arabic as official language ⓘ
Federal system of government ⓘ
Islam as official religion ⓘ
Separation of powers ⓘ
recognizes Competencies reserved to individual emirates ⓘ
Right of emirates to retain local jurisdiction in certain matters ⓘ
regulates Distribution of executive powers ⓘ
Distribution of judicial powers ⓘ
Distribution of legislative powers ⓘ
Relationship between federal authorities and emirates ⓘ
subjectTo Interpretation by the Federal Supreme Court or Federal Supreme Court-like body ⓘ
territorialExtent Entire territory of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ

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Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates → constitutionalDocument → UAE Constitution ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Government of Dubai → follows → federal constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Vice President of the United Arab Emirates → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Vice President of the United Arab Emirates → legalBasis → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Federal National Council → legalBasis → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
UAE Constitution → defines → Federal structure of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
UAE Constitution → amendedBy → Constitutional amendments of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates → establishedBy → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates → relatedTo → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Council of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates → legalBasis → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Supreme Council of Rulers → legalBasis → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates → legalBasis → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
Emirate of Sharjah → follows → federal constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
President of the United Arab Emirates → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
المحكمة الاتحادية العليا → legalBasis → دستور دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة لعام 1971 ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
المحكمة الاتحادية العليا → establishedBy → دستور دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
المحكمة الاتحادية العليا → appliesLaw → الدستور الاتحادي لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة ⓘ
linked to: UAE Constitution
FNC → establishedBy → UAE Constitution ⓘ
Federal Supreme Court (United Arab Emirates) → establishedBy → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
subject linked to: Federal Supreme Court
linked to: UAE Constitution
Federal Supreme Court (United Arab Emirates) → applies → Constitution of the United Arab Emirates ⓘ
subject linked to: Federal Supreme Court
linked to: UAE Constitution