United Arab Emirates Constitution
performing their official duties upon the request of the Supreme Council and in accordance with the relevant law.
- 6. Decide on the crimes which directly affect the interests of the UAE, such as the crimes relating to the UAE’s internal or external security, forgery of the official records or seals of a federal authority, and counterfeiting of currency.
- 7. Hear the cases of conflict of jurisdiction between a federal court and a local court in an Emirate.
- 8. Hear the cases of conflict of jurisdiction between a court in an Emirate and a court in another Emirate. The rules governing these cases are regulated by a federal law.
- 9. Any other powers provided in the Constitution or which may be conferred upon the Federal Supreme Court by a federal law.
Article (100)
The Federal Supreme Court sits in the capital city of the UAE. The Court may, by way of exception, sit when necessary in the capital city of any Emirate.
Article (101)
A judgment of the Federal Supreme Court is final and binding upon everyone. If the Court, when considering the constitutionality of a law, legislation or regulation, holds that a federal legislation is inconsistent with the federal constitution, or that local legislation or regulation under consideration
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