The constitutional experience in the Arab Gulf A historical study of the experience of the United Arab Emirates 1968 - 1976

Abstract

The declaration of the independence of the United Arab Emirates on December 2, 1971 was the real beginning of the formation of a fully sovereign, independent federal state that included the Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Umm al-Quwain) and then the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah joined it on February 10, 1972 To become a federation of seven emirates.

Since that date, this country began to form its political, economic and social organizational structure and to build its political institutions, which came in the provisional constitution that was issued on July 18, 1971, and which was signed by the rulers of the six emirates (except for the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah) for not joining the Federation at the time. It came into force as of December 2, 1971.

The temporary constitution of the UAE is the beginning of political and constitutional life after the Arab Emirates were linked with Britain by special treaties initiated in 1820 by the first peace treaty, according to which Britain made the influential power of influence and control not only over the Arab Emirates, but in the entire Arab Gulf region.

The researcher reached important results, the most important of which are:

First: The rulers of the Emirates did not abide by the articles of the temporary constitution, and they continued to practice the regulations and laws that were issued by their local governments in each emirate to serve their interests.

Second: The presence of oil in some of the Emirates triggered a state of competition and jealousy among the rulers of the Emirates, which left a kind of economic disparity between the Emirates and the great disparity in wealth, and thus oil became an obstacle to integration and political organization between the Emirates.

Third: The research showed that the application of the temporary constitution has raised the phenomenon of overlap and duplication in the organizational work of the state between the central government and local governments in some emirates, such as the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and there was intersection and inconsistency between the federal ministries and local ministries.