United Arab Emirates

“ Whereas it is our desire and the desire of the people of our Emirates to establish a Union between these Emirates, to promote a better life, more enduring stability and a higher international status for the Emirates and their people ”

“ Desiring also to lay the foundations of Union Law in the coming years on a sound basis, corresponding with the realities and the capacities of the Emirates at the present time, enabling the Union, so far as possible, freely to achieve its goals, sustaining the identity of its members where this is not inconsistent with those goals and preparing the people of the Union at the same time for a noble and free constitutional life, progressing by steps towards a comprehensive, representative, democratic regime in an Islamic and Arab society free from fear and anxiety ”

“ Literacy: 25% est. (1975)
Labor force: 541,000 (1980 est.) ; 56% services; 80% of labor force is foreign
GOVERNMENT Official name: United Arab Emirates (composed of former Trucial States)
Member states: Abu Dhabi; Ajman; Dubai; al Fujayrah; Ras al-Khaymah; Sharjah; Umm al-Qaywayn
Type: federation; constitution signed December 1971, which delegated specified powers to the United Arab Emirates central government and reserved other powers to member shaykhdoms
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Legal system: secular codes are being introduced by the UAE Government and in several member shaykhdoms ”

“ Economy United Arab Emirates Economy - overview: The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Its wealth is based on oil and gas output (about 33% of GDP) , and the fortunes of the economy fluctuate with the prices of those commodities. Since 1973, the UAE has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. At present levels of production, oil and gas reserves should last for more than 100 years. ”

“ The United Arab Emirates has also engaged in the battle for hearts and souls—and with the U.S., launched a center to counter the online spread of hate. Bahrain too is working to undermine recruitment and radicalism. ”

“ The foreign policy of the Union shall be directed towards support for Arab and Islamic causes and interests and towards the consolidation of the ties of friendship and co-operation with all nations and peoples on the basis of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and ideal international standards. ”

“ The exercise of authority in each Emirate shall aim in particular at the maintenance of law and order within its territories, the expansion of public utilities of value to its inhabitants and the raising of social and economic standards. ”

“ The Union shall be part of the Great Arab Nation, to which it is bound by the ties of religion, language, history and common destiny. The people of the Union shall be a single people, and shall be part of the Arab Nation. ”

“ The natural resources and wealth in each Emirate shall be considered the public property of that Emirate. Society shall be responsible for the protection and proper exploitation of such natural resources and wealth for the benefit of the national economy. ”

“ If the Court, in rendering judgement on the constitutional legality of laws, legislation and regulations, rules that Union legislation is inconsistent with the Constitution of the Union, or that local legislation or regulations under consideration contain provisions which are inconsistent with the Constitution of the Union or with a Union law, the authority concerned in the Union or in the Emirate as applicable shall be obliged to take the necessary steps to remove or rectify the constitutional inconsistency. ”

“ Public service shall be open to all citizens on a basis of equality of circumstances between them, in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Public service shall be a national service entrusted to those undertaking it. The public servant shall aim, in the execution of his duties, at the public interest alone.
Article 36. Homes shall be inviolable. They may not be entered without permission from their inhabitants except in accordance with the provisions of the law, and in circumstances laid down therein.
Article 37. Citizens may not be deported or banished from the Union. ”

“ The payment of taxes and public imposts determined by law shall be an obligation upon every citizen.
Article 43. The defense of the Union shall be a sacred duty obligatory upon every citizen. The discharge of military service shall be an honor for citizens and shall be regulated by law.
Article 44. It shall be the duty of all inhabitants of the Union to respect the Constitution and the laws and regulations issued by the public authorities in execution thereof, to protect public order and to respect public morality. ”

“ Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
established—16 May 1968;
aim—to promote economic and social development;
members— (20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt (suspended from 1979 to 1988) , Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Arab League (AL) , also known as League of Arab States (LAS) ”

“ The basis of the national economy shall be social justice. The support of the national economy shall be sincere co-operation between public and private activity. The aim of the national economy shall be the achievement of economic expansion, increased production, the raising of standards of living and the achievement of prosperity for citizens within the limits of the Law.
The Union shall encourage co-operation and saving. ”

“ No Union tax may be imposed, varied or abolished except by means of a law. No person may be exempted from liability to pay such taxes except as prescribed by the law.
Union taxes, duties and fees may not be levied on any person except within the limits of the law and in accordance with its provisions. ”

“ Decisions of the Supreme Council on substantive matters shall be taken by a majority of five of its members provided this majority includes the votes of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The minority shall be bound by the view of the said majority.
Decisions of the Council on procedural matters shall be taken by majority vote. Such matters shall be defined in the internal regulations of the Council
Article 50. Sessions of the Supreme Council shall be held in the Union capital. Sessions may be held in any other place agreed upon beforehand. ”

“ The member Emirates of the Union shall contribute a specified proportion of their annual revenues to cover the annual general budget expenditure of the Union, in the manner and on the scale to be prescribed in the Budget Law. ”

“ Neither the Chairman of the Council of Ministers nor his Deputy nor any Union Minister may, during their terms of office, pursue any professional, commercial or financial occupation or enter into any commercial transactions with the Government of the Union or the Governments of the Emirates, nor may they combine with their office or membership of the Council the administration of any financial or commercial company. ”

“ If the Supreme Council considers that the supreme interests of the Union require the amendment of this Constitution it shall submit a draft constitutional amendment to the Union National Council. (b) The procedure for approving the constitutional amendment shall be the same as the procedure for approving the law. (c) The approval of the Union National Council for a draft constitutional amendment shall require the agreement of two-thirds of the votes of members present. ”

“ An independent Union department headed by an Auditor-General who shall be appointed by decree, shall be established to audit the accounts of the Union and its organs and agencies, and to audit any other accounts assigned to the said department for that purpose in accordance with the law. ”

“ Union law shall provide for matters pertaining to the execution of judgements, requests for legal assistance, publicizing legal documents and the surrender of fugitives, as between member Emirates of the Union, taking into consideration the greatest ease of execution. ”

“ On the arena of the Arab nation, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arab Gulf, and its great capabilities, its economy flourishes in order to be in various bright colors, all of which serving the supreme interest, to the greater firmness and solidarity of Arab unity. ”

“ The Arabs further stress the natural desire of the Arab community to safeguard its national existence from foreign intruders, in order that it may "pursue without interference its own political, economic arid cultural development. ”

“ The Arabs have constantly been seeking their freedom and independence; when the Second World War broke out and the Allies declared that they were fighting to restore freedom to the nations the Arabs sided with the Allies and placed all their means at their disposal and in fact fought with them for the realization of their national aspirations and their independence. Great Britain took upon herself the recognition of the independence of the Arab countries in Asia including Palestine. ”

“ Since the first World War these people have become increasingly conscious of their heritage and potentialities. Egypt now forms with Syria the United Arab Republic. Iraq in 1958 replaced its young monarchy with a republic. Ibn-Saud, the strong man of modern Arabia, carved out for himself and consolidated a large kingdom in Arabia. ”

“ Society shall esteem work as a fundamental basis of its development. It shall strive to ensure that work is available for citizens and to ensure that they are prepared for it. It shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure this by providing legislation to protect the rights of the employees and to protect the interests of the employers, bearing in mind developing international labor legislation. ”