Online Sales Contracts: A Study of the UAE Law
Published in: Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues
Jun 01, 2019
Suhaib Sharaiyra
Zeyad Alenizi
Online sales contracts are concluded between parties who are not necessarily present in the same location, and who are usually located in different countries having different legal jurisdictions. This fact gives rise to several issues including the determination of the applicable law to online sales. Thus, this analytical study endeavors to examine the adequacy of UAE legal rules in determining the applicable law to online sales contracts, and analyze the solutions presented by the UAE legislat...
Consumer protection in international online consumption contracts: In view of UAE law
Published in: Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues
Jun 01, 2019
The accessibility to the internet is increasing rapidly nowadays, allowing the conclusion of a larger number of online international consumer contracts. Most national legislations handled consumer protection and internet contracts locally, as different jurisdictions have their own laws and regulations in that regard. However, there is no protection provided for online consumers globally. Therefore, consumers are in urgent need for protection at the present time where internet transactions witne...
The degree of the effects of the Paris and TRIPS treaties in regulating the rules of commercial trademark on the UAE legislator
Published in: Dirasat Sharia and Law Sciences
May 01, 2019
Legal protection of commercial secrets under the Jordanian and E|gyptian law
Published in: Dirasat Sharia and Law Sciences
May 01, 2019
The Effect of ‘Motive’ on Characterising Organised Tawarruq
Published in: Arab Law Quarterly
Apr 01, 2019
This article aims to discuss the effect of motive of organised tawarruq parties on its permissibility and to shed light on the importance of considering the overall objectives and goals of Sharīʿah when conducting transactions. An analytical and deductive approach is used to examine the reality of organised tawarruq ( al-tawarruq al-munaẓẓam ) and the motive behind it as well as the validity of reference to and conception of the texts used in support thereof. The discussion concludes the presen...
The implications of the controls on registering commercial trademarks on their protection under the UAE and Jordanian Law
Published in: Alsharga Journal for Sharia and Lega Sciences
Jun 01, 2018
Analytical Study of United Arab Emirates Copyright Federal Law No. 7, 2002
Published in: Arab Law Quarterly
May 22, 2018
Fayez Al Nusair
Firas Massadeh
This article presents a comprehensive examination and analysis of copyright protection under the provisions of the United Arab Emirates’ Federal Law No. 7, 2002 concerning copyrights and neighbouring rights in preparation for the accession of relevant international conventions. The law revoked Federal Law No. 40, 1992 regarding intellectual property copyright. The nature of copyright and its economic justification, the scope of its protection in the United Arab Emirates’ legal framework, the co...