THE LAW IN DUBAI
Although Dubai is considered a progressive and modern
emirate, it's still an Islamic region where Sharia Law applies
Expats often find the local law in Dubai to be extremely conservative. To make matters
even trickier, police work and legal proceedings are conducted entirely in Arabic; so
please and thank you won't get you very far if you misbehave.
To ensure you have a trouble free stay, a broad understanding of the societal attitudes
that are most different from the west is extremely important for anybody visiting or
moving to Dubai.