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The Jurisdiction of the UAE Federal Supreme Court on Constitutional Interpretation.

Authors :
el-Wafa, Tarek Abo
Source :
Arab Law Quarterly; 2024, Vol. 38 Issue 1/2, p192-217, 26p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

While a Constitution embodies the basic principles and laws of a nation, its language and text may introduce ambiguity or confusion, especially during implementation of its laws. In such situations, interpretation of the text becomes more important than the text itself. The Federal UAE Constitution was issued in 1971 and includes a provision to specify the authority competent to interpret its contents. However, if the constitutional text that cited the interpretation jurisdiction of the Court is brief, then this research only gains important reason to explore the ambiguities of these texts and work. Therefore, this study aims to review and analyze Court rulings according to interpretation requests submitted to it from its inception to date. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to attempt to undertake the Court's interpretative experience into a constructive legal analysis and highlight this genuine constitutional competence, which lacks a detailed discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02680556
Volume :
38
Issue :
1/2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Arab Law Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
175822387
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1163/15730255-bja10098