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Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) (Arabic: هيئة الطرق والمواصلات) is a Government of Dubai roads & transportation authority in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2005 and is responsible for planning and executing transport and traffic projects, along with legislation and strategic plans of transportation in Dubai ...
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) (Arabic: وزارة العدل) of the United Arab Emirates was created in 1971, shortly after the federal government was established. [1] The ministry oversees the court system of the United Arab Emirates and any associated prosecutorial services.
The legal system in the United Arab Emirates is based on civil law, and Sharia law in the personal status matters of Muslims and blood money compensation. [1] Personal status matters of non-Muslims are based on civil law. [2] The UAE constitution established a federal court system and allows all emirates to establish local courts systems. [3]
In 2015/16 alone, 214 cases were registered and 239 suspects were taken into custody for online crimes, ranging from bank account fraud to blackmail. Cybercrime or fraud is punishable in the UAE under federal law No 5 of 2012 with 'a prison term of not less than one year and/or a fine of not less than Dhs250,000 and not more than Dhs1 million'. [7]
The United Arab Emirates employs minimum and maximum speed limits, which vary for different types of vehicles and roads. The roads are monitored by speed cameras to detect traffic violations such as speeding. [1] Heavy vehicles such as trucks, mini buses and buses are installed with speed limiters to prevent over-speeding.
The federal justice system is defined in the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, with the Federal Supreme Court based at Abu Dhabi. [1] As of 2023, only the emirates of Abu Dhabi , Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah have local court systems, while all other emirates use the federal court system for all legal proceedings.
United Arab Emirates vehicle registration plates Emirate Image (550x110mm) Image (335x155mm) Description and range (applies to current version) Abu Dhabi (1(2) 12345) The first number can be either 4 to 20 or 1 (50 for year), while the numbers after it can be only up to five digits. Ajman
Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman (DSA) is a densely populated metropolitan area in the United Arab Emirates. It consists of the combined, greater urban areas of Dubai , Ajman , and Sharjah . [ 3 ] The urban areas at the northeast end of Dubai flow into those of Sharjah, which in turn are contiguous with those of Ajman. [ 4 ]