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Chapter 1 · Constitutional Architecture & Jurisdictional Scope

Common Law in the UAE: Constitutional Carve-Out

Episode 01.1 · DFSA Compliance Series

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How does a common law financial free zone exist inside a civil law country like the UAE?

It starts with Article 121 of the UAE Constitution and Federal Law No. 8 of 2004, which exempt the DIFC from UAE federal civil and commercial law in favour of English common law. Federal criminal law — including AML legislation — still applies, and disputes are resolved by the DIFC Courts.

Episode 1.1 — Chapter 1: Constitutional Architecture & Jurisdictional Scope | DFSA & DIFC Compliance Masterclass series.

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