The islamisation of laws in the UAE: The case of the Penal Code

Arab Law Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 350-371

  Al Muhairi, Butti Sultan Butti Ali ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 79956313100     PISSN: 02680556     EISSN: 15730255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157302596X00039     Document Type: Review

References (28)

1. Ann Elizabeth Mayer, "Law and Religion in the Middle East", The American Journal of Comparative Law, 35 (1987,) 127-84 (p. 155))
2. see James A. Billl "Resurgent Islam in the Persian Gulf", Foreign Affairss 1(1984)) 108-27;
3. Mohammee Al-Moqatei, "Introducing Islamic Law in the Arab Gulf States: A Case Study Of Kuwait" [1989] ALQ 138-48.
4. see The Middle East and North Africa Encyclopedia, 38th edn (London: Europa Publications Ltd, 1992)) p. 921.
5. For more information about this order, see the Circular of the President of Sharjah Justice Departmentt No. 15/19833 see also Muhammee Salman, Khamer: Masooliah Jenaeiah, Jaza wa Tanfeeth (Unpublished Diploma dissertation, University of Ain Shamess Cairo, 1990)) p. 96.
6. Enid Hill, "Comparative and Historical Study of Modem Middle Eastern Law", The American Journal of Comparative Law, 26(1978)) 279-304 (p. 290).
7. For information on the origin of the Arab Middle Eastern countries' legal systemss see Sobhi Mahmassani, al-Atvda' al-Tashre'eiah fe al-Belad al-Arabiahh Madeehh wa Haderohh (Beirutt Dar al-Hm le al-Malayeen), pp. 209-30. For information on the origin of the criminal laws of the Arab countries
8. see Muhmood Muhmood Mustafa, Usul Cartoon al-Oqobat fe al-Belad al-Arabiah, 1st edn (Cairo: Dar al-Nahzah al-Arabiyya, 1970))
9. For more information about this view see, Muhammaa Kazem Al-Attar, "Tawheee ai-Cawaaneen al-Madaniah al-Arabiah: Zrorah Cavimeiah" (an essay presented to the second conference of the union of Arab lawyers, held in Jordan from 28 to 30 April 1985)) p. 4.
10. James Whelan and Marjorie J. Hall, The Civil Code of the United Arab Emirates (London: Graham & Trotman Ltd, 1987), pp. II-III.
11. More information on the delay in ratifying these federal laws is contained in my article in this series entitled "The Development of the UAE Legal System and Unification with the Judicial System" in the part entitled "The Unification of the UAE Legal and Judicial Systems" [1996] ALQ 116.
12. For more information, see The High Committee of Islamization, The Explanatory Memorandum of the Draft Penal Code (Abu Dhabi: the UAE Ministry of Justice, n. d.), pp. 24-32.
13. see my article entitled "Islamisation and Modernisation within the UAE Penal Law: Shari'a in the Modern Era" [1996] ALQ 34.
14. Explanatory Memorandum, supra n. 26, pp. 31-32.
15. Explanatory Memorandum, supra n. 26, pp. 4-6.
16. For more information about the number of Hudud offencee according to Shari'a jurisprudence, see Muhammad Abu-Hassan, Ahkam al-Jareamaa via al-Oqpbah fe al-Shariah al-Islamiah: Derasah Muqaaranah (Amman-Jordan: Maktabat al-manaar, 1987)) pp. 229-30.
17. Abdul Qader Audah, al-Tashrr al-Jenaei al-Islamii Muqaran be al-Canooo al-Wadci, 2 vols. (Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-Arabii n. d.), II, p. 352.
18. see also, Abdur Rahman I. Doi, Shari'ah the Islamii Law (London: Ta Ha Publishers, 1984)) p. 242.
19. Explanatory Memorandum, supra n. 26, pp. 37-9.
20. Explanatory Memorandum, supra n. 26, p. 26.
21. Ann Elizabeth Mayer, "The Shariiah: A Methodology or a Body of Substantive Rules?", Islamic Law and Jurisprudence, ed. Nicholas Heer (Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1990)) pp. 177-98 (p. 187))
22. See Mayer, "Law and Religion"" supra n. 1, p. 152. For more information
23. see my article entitled "Islamisation and Modernisation with, n the UAE Penal Law: Shari'a in the Pre-Moderm Period" [1995] ALQ 287s
24. "Problems of Modern Islamic Legislation", Studia Islamica, 12(1960)) 99-129 (p. 110))
25. Mayer, "Law and Religion", supra n. 1, p. 152.
26. Mayer, "The Shari'ah", supra n. 43, p. 182. For more information on these methodologies
27. see also my article entitled "Islamisation and Modernisation within the UAE Penal Law: Shari'a in the Modern Era" [1996] ALQ 34.
28. S. H. Amin, Islamii Law and its Implications fof the Modern World (Glasgow: Royston Ltd, 1989)) p. 52.