Materials: Private international law of the United Arab Emirates — Overview of the Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 as amended Cover Image

Materiały: Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe Zjednoczonych Emiratów Arabskich — ustawa Kodeks cywilny ZEA nr 5/1985, znowelizowana przez Prawo Federalne..
Materials: Private international law of the United Arab Emirates — Overview of the Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 as amended

Author(s): Katarzyna Jaśkiewicz
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: private international law of the United Arab Emirates; Emirates; Dubai; Arabic law; Islamic Shari’a; conflict of laws

Summary/Abstract: This article contemplates the main principles of private international law of the United Arab Emirates issued by the Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 and subsequently amended by No.1 of 1987. The federal law is presented in the context of the legal system of the Emirates as a whole, including geopolitical and religious context. Although the basis of the legal system in the UAE are derived from Sharia Law (Islamic law) or Quranic Law, most of the legislation is comprised of a mix of Islamic and European concepts of civil law, largely originating from the Egyptian legal code established in the beginning of the 20th century. Civil law of the Emirates was generally influenced by the French legal system rather than the common law system of the UK. This article aims to introduce polish audience to the system of modern Arabic civil law, and presents a legal translation of the private international law of the United Arab Emirates.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 111-120
  • Page Count: 10