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Appointment of
Judges, United Arab Emirates
The formation of the Federal Supreme
Court is provided in the constitution:
it has a president and no more than five
members; they are all appointed by the
UAE president with the approval of the
Supreme Federal Council.
Other federal judges are appointed by
the UAE president after nomination by
the minister of justice. Judges who are
citizens of the UAE may not be dismissed
before death or retirement unless it is
proven that they cannot carry out their
duties for reasons of health or
disciplined in accordance with legal
procedures. Those legal procedures allow
the minister of justice to bring
charges, but the complaint is heard by
an exclusively judicial body which
renders judgment. Judges who are
citizens of other Arab countries have
contracts for a specified number of
years, subject to renewal.
A Federal Supreme Judicial Council was
formed in the 1983 law governing the
judiciary. It is headed by the minister
of justice, the deputy minister, the
attorney-general, the director of the
office of judicial inspection, and three
senior judges. It is consulted in
matters related to assignments and
promotion.
View
related links at:
THE
JUDICIARY - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
THE JUDICIAL
SYSTEM OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
About the UAE Constitution:
THE CONSTITUTION - UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
Updated: Jan. 01, 2005
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