How Will the UAE’s Latest Social Laws Help Support the Economy?
- Date: 10-Nov-2020
- Source: Al Bawaba
- Sector:Economy
- Country:uae-top-picks
How Will the UAE’s Latest Social Laws Help Support the Economy?
The latest Emirati amendments of social laws have been widely regarded as a major step to grant greater personal freedoms to residents of the country where more than 88% of the population consists of expats, but how will these new changes affect the UAE's economy?
On the 7th of November, the Emirati government has introduced a number of new rules changing civil and criminal codes in the country in addition to inheritance laws. According to the new laws, consensual relationships between adults will no longer be punishable, just as cohabitation between unmarried couples. However, sex with minors will be punishable by the death penalty.
Moreover, the new laws abolish the license required in the past for individuals to buy alcohol that has been available in shops and restaurants for several years now.
Additionally, the new
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