Domestic implementation of international criminal law
United Arab Emirates
Domestic Legislation | Resources and Links
Crimes Crime of Aggression
No provision
Crimes Against Humanity
No provision
Genocide
No provision
War Crimes
No specific provision
Related documents:Prime Minister Resolution No. 32 regarding the establishment of the National Commission for International Humanitarian Law. 01 November 2004. [ENG]
State Law No. 9 of 2002 concerning the Red Crescent Organization in the United Arab Emirates. 28 July 2002. [ENG]
International Criminal Court
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The United Arab Emirates signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 27 November 2000. The United Arab Emirates are not a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Constitution of the United Arab Emirates. (1971 with Amendments through 2009).
Comparative Constitutions Project, University of Texas at Austin. [ENG]. [Last accessed 08Aug17]. [External Link to pdf document]
United Arab Emirates E-Legal Portal.
(Provides access to the English versions of the Penal Code - Federal Law No. 3, issued on 8/12/1987- and the Criminal Procedural Law - Federal Law No. 35, issued on 15/6/1992). Ministry of Justice, United Arab Emirates. [ARA/ENG]. [Last accessed 08Aug17]. [External Link]
Hundreds of foreigners are fighting for UAE in Yemen—How war crimes trials may deter them.
By Rebecca Hamilton, Just Security, NY. [ENG]. [Last accessed 08Aug17]. [External Link]
List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which the United Arab Emirates is a State party. [ENG]
International Committee of the Red Cross. [ENG]. [Last accessed 08Aug17]. [External Link]