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Federal Judiciary, Legal Systems and Decrees

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  1. Which court may interpret the provisions of the UAE Constitution at the request of a federal authority and review the constitutionality of federal laws challenged by an emirate?
  2. Which three emirates have their own local court systems rather than relying only on the federal judiciary?
  3. On which legal system are the courts of some financial free trade zones in Abu Dhabi and Dubai based?
  4. In which publication must a federal act be published under Article 111 of the UAE Constitution?
  5. Under Article 96 of the Constitution, of whom does the Federal Supreme Court consist?
  6. Under Article 106 of the UAE Constitution, who heads the Federal Public Prosecution and how is the post filled?
  7. Which financial free zone in Abu Dhabi has courts with exclusive jurisdiction over all civil and commercial matters in the zone and applies English common law directly?
  8. On what is the legal system of the UAE based?
  9. What three types of court make up the local court systems of UAE emirates such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah?
  10. Under Article 125 of the UAE Constitution, what must the governments of the Emirates do about international treaties and conventions concluded by the UAE?
  11. Which UAE court may call ministers and senior officials appointed by decree to account for their official acts, at the Supreme Council's request?
  12. What did Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2022 on Civil Personal Status provide about divorce?
  13. Which court system is an independent English-language common law judiciary based in the Dubai International Financial Centre?
  14. What is the role of the Federal National Council regarding proposed federal legislation?
  15. Which financial zone in Dubai follows the common law framework, operates in English and has its own court system?
  16. Under the 1958 New York Convention, which duty does the convention place on courts of contracting states regarding foreign arbitral awards?
  17. Which federal institution, established by Union Law No. 10 of 1980, is responsible for regulatory oversight of the UAE banking industry?
  18. In which year was the UAE Constitution, which came into effect as a temporary framework on 2 December 1971, permanently accepted?
  19. Under Article 55 of the UAE Constitution, the Federal Council of Ministers consists of which office-holder, his deputies and a number of ministers?
  20. In which city is the Federal Supreme Court of the UAE located?
  21. What does Article 28 of the UAE Constitution say about an accused person?
  22. What is Emiratisation, a UAE government initiative?
  23. Which federal decree-law is named by the UAE Ministry of Finance as the law on the taxation of corporations, applying to financial years beginning on or after 1 June 2023?
  24. Above what level of taxable income does the UAE's 9% corporate tax rate apply?
  25. Which UAE court is the highest federal court and looks into challenges made by litigants to judgments issued by the Federal Court of Appeal?

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