Procedures for Criminal Cases – United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Judicial proceedings in the UAE? Beware of the dangers! It’s very important to make sure that you’re seeing the whole picture!...read more
Constitution of the U.A.E – United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The UAE Federal Law envisages many protective measures under the law. What the rulers practice is exactly the opposite of what they preach; making the UAE Constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery!...read more
Responsibilities of the UAE President
Just imagine a situation when the “protector” beheads the distressed who approach for protection!....read more
Attribution of Conduct to a State
It is important to recall that the conduct of any State organ is considered to be an act of that State, whether the organs exercises legislative, executive, judicial or any other functions...read more
Corrupt practices in UAE
Learn about corrupt practices in United Arab Emirates. The head of a business empire based in Abu Dhabi was...CORRUPT PRACTICES IN UAE
Rome Statute
Dictators unsuccessfully claimed immunity from prosecution for crimes against humanity and war. ....ROME STATUTE
Human Rights
The UN Human Right Council (HRC) consists of 47 UN member states which are elected directly based on the....HUMAN RIGHTS
Indo Gulf ‘Reparation Mechanisms’
The Right to Reparation is expressly guaranteed by Global and Regional Human Rights Instruments....Indo Gulf Reparations
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Remedy and Reparation for Victims
Human rights law, humanitarian law and the international law recognizes that States bear the primary responsibility to acknowledge and address systematic human rights violations against victim to respect and ensure effective reparations that encompasses restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition. Reparations publicly affirm that victims are rights-holders entitled to redress. It also recalls the responsibilities of States to end impunity and to prosecute those responsible...MORE
Individual Rights and freedoms
The Rome Statute was based on respect for individual rights and freedoms and included mechanisms to ensure impartial justice, the ICC could not be viewed as an "extraordinary or special court", the latter being national courts which replace ordinary courts and which do not apply established legal procedures. Article 75(2) of the Statute empowers the Court to make a reparations order against a convicted person, specifying reparations to, or in respect of, victims. 1. The Court shall establish principles relating to reparations to, or in respect of, ....MORE
Corrupt practices in UAE
The head of a business empire based in Abu Dhabi was attacked by a posse of policemen in civil dress at his office; robbed of cash and valuables to force him to withdraw a lawsuit against a property owner. He sought intervention from the police. The police did come, but instead of helping him, he was shackled and literally dragged out of the office and on through the street in the presence of known friends and bystanders. He was confined to a detention center and brutally tortured and later taken to central prison. It took six months....MORE
Treaty Affairs
The Division for Treaty Affairs is one of four divisions of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The Division is headed by a Director, who is accountable to the Executive Director of UNODC. The work of the Division is organized in the following sub-entities: 1. Treaty and Legal Affairs Branch, 2. Terrorism Prevention Branch, 3. Secretariat of the International Narcotics Control Board. The objectives of the Division for Treaty Affairs, pursued in close coordination with other divisions of UNODC and with other partners...MORE