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The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (Arabic: دائرة القضاء) is the Abu Dhabi government agency responsible for maintaining the local justice system of Abu Dhabi. The department maintains the emirate's courts (courts of first instance and appeals, and the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation), an independent public prosecutor office, and a judgement enforcement force.
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.
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Abu Dhabi Judicial Academy was established under Decision No (16) of 2007 issued by His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Chairman of the Judicial Department, the academy is an institution of higher education and specialized training that trains the Judicial Authority members on all branches of law and judicial majors. [35]
Jurisdiction and scope of local governments vary widely between emirates, with the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi maintaining independent energy, education, judicial, and religious affairs departments, while others, such as the Emirate of Ajman maintaining only municipal and economic policy affairs, with other aspects such as energy and water ...
The emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah have local court systems, while other emirates follow the federal court system. [4] Some financial free trade zones in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have their own legal and court systems based on English common law ; local businesses in both emirates are allowed to opt-in to the jurisdiction of common ...
Being the highest judicial instance in the UAE does not mean that its jurisdiction applies to all seven Emirates: Dubai and Ras Al Khayma have their own local judicial system. Article 96 of the UAE Constitution reads as follows "The Supreme Court of the Union shall consist of a President and a number of Judges, not exceeding five in all, who ...
Mansour bin Zayed Nahyan. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, is ADFD's chairman. Sheikh Mansour is also the chairman of the Emirates Investment Authority (the sole sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates federal government), the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, the National Archives of ...