Federal Law Concerning Martial Laws
Formal Name: Formal Name Federal Law No. (11) of 2009 Concerning Martial Laws
We Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates,
Article (1)
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively assigned next thereto, unless the context otherwise requires:
State: the United Arab Emirates
President of State: President of the United Arab Emirates
Armed Forces: The Armed Forces of the State
Martial Law: A set of rules and extraordinary measures applied by the State under emergency conditions allowing it to temporarily disrupt all or some of the laws in force so as to ward off and dangers threatening the country.
Executive Authority: The body that shall undertake the responsibility of conducting the legislative, judicial and executive State matters upon declaration of the Martial Law as determined by the Federal Decree on the Declaration of Martial Law.
Martial Courts: Temporary courts formed by order of the Executive Authority for considering any crimes committed during the application of Martial Law, and which shall be of two types (Martial Courts for Misdemeanor and Martial Courts for Felonies).