UAE flag flies over a ship at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates may 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File photo/File image
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Non-Muslims may be allowed to marry, divorce and get joint baby custody beneath civil law in Abu Dhabi in keeping with a new decree issued on Sunday by means of its ruler, state news company WAM noted.
it's the latest step in the United Arab Emirates -- the place very own fame laws on marriage and divorce had been in response to Islamic sharia ideas, as in differe nt Gulf states -- to hold its aggressive side as a regional industrial hub.
The decree from Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, who's also president of the UAE federation of seven emirates, observed the legislations covers civil marriage, divorce, alimony, joint child custody and proof of paternity, and inheritance.
It goals to "increase the position and world competitiveness of the emirate as one of the crucial attractive destinations for talent and abilities", WAM pointed out.
The report described the civil law regulating non-Muslim family concerns as being the first of its variety on this planet "in line with foreign most suitable practices".
a brand new court docket to handle non-Muslim family unit matters should be install in Abu Dhabi and will function in each English and Arabic.
The UAE closing yr brought a few felony adjustments at the federal stage, including decriminalising premarital sexual members of the family and alcohol consump tion, and cancelling provisions for leniency when coping with so-called "honour killings".
These reforms, alongside measures comparable to introducing longer-term visas, had been viewed as a method for the Gulf state to make itself extra fascinating for international investment, tourism and long-term residency.
Writing by means of Lisa Barrington; enhancing with the aid of Catherine Evans and Gareth Jones
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