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Clothing laws punish and forbid wearing revealing or indecent clothes. [27] A government body enforces the dressing-code law called "Al-Adheed". In 2012, a Qatari NGO organized a campaign of "public decency" after they deemed the government to be too lax in monitoring the wearing of revealing clothes, defining the latter as "not covering ...
In South Africa specific clothing laws exist for the general public. Nudity is treated under indecent exposure. On 3 April 2015 the country's first official clothing optional beach, Mpenjati Beach near Trafalgar in KwaZulu-Natal, opened after the Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality approved the South African Nudist Association's (SANNA) application.
Qatar’s judicial system, based on an interpretation of Islamic law, or Shariah, has drawn Western criticism for its tendency to favor prosecutors and police. EXPLAINER: Laws and customs in Qatar ...
Qatar is the only remaining country in the Gulf region with such laws, [4] Women in Qatar were enfranchised at the same time as men. [5] Labour force participation rates of Qatari women are above the world average and among the highest in the Arab World , [ 6 ] which comes mainly as a result of an increasing number of Qatari women who are ...
Government departments have been established to meet the requirements of social and economic progress. The Basic Law of Qatar 1970 institutionalized local customs rooted in Qatar's conservative Islamic heritage, granting the Emir preeminent power. The Emir's role is influenced by continuing traditions of consultation, rule by consensus, and the ...
Aside from overseeing sector-specific studies carried out by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the Committee's work plan calls for the effective participation of the ministry in negotiations over the trade facilitation agreement, the drafting of proposals to improve commercial policies, and the provision of technical support to enhance the ...
The proposal was met with support from the three largest political parties [7] and was passed into law on 31 May 2018, becoming § 134 c of the Danish Penal Code, stating that "[a]ny person who in a public place wears a item of clothing that covers said person's face shall be liable to a fine" with an exception for coverings that serve "a ...
Supervising the practice of law in Qatar; Defending the federal government in cases that are filed against it; Overseeing the registration of legal processes; Reviewing contracts undertaken by other governmental bodies; Increasing awareness of the law, providing legal training for government employees, and monitoring any law-related professions