ABU DHABI, 17th May, 2023 (WAM) — In celebration of the International Day of Living Together in Peace, which is observed on 16th May annually, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) organised an international forum titled “The role of the law and judiciary in promoting tolerance and peace”.
The forum was part of the ADJD’s endeavours to promote the culture of tolerance and peaceful coexistence in society, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to foster the values of tolerance and cultural, religious and social coexistence among all groups in society.
Judge Dr. Abdelmegeed Mahmoud, Director of the Technical Office of the Judicial Inspection Division, who moderated the forum, emphasised in his opening speech the UAE’s pioneering role in promoting tolerance among individuals without discrimination on the basis of colour, race or religion, and the country’s commitment to modernising its legislative system, upholding the rule of law, transparency and integrity, to ensure social security and peace.
Judge Abdelhafez Zidan, President of Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Matters Court, talked about the role of judiciary in promoting tolerance and the UAE’s pioneering efforts in promoting tolerance and peace at the international level since the country’s foundation by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan who was able to spread the teachings of tolerance not only locally, but throughout the world. “The teachings of the late Sheikh Zayed are still among us, and the first to implement his legacy are his sons, Their Highnesses, the Rulers of the Emirates,” he added.
Chloe Veronica Syron, Legal Researcher at the Judicial Department, spoke about the Civil Marriage and Effects Law in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which has been able to achieve a number of objectives. It introduced a modern and new conception of civil laws dealing with foreigners’ family matters in accordance with international best practices, including claims and disputes related to civil marriage and its effects, such as divorce, joint custody of children and financial rights arising from divorce, civil wills and inheritance, proof of parentage and adoption, and other issues related to the personal status of foreigners.
She noted that the law provides for an advanced and flexible judicial and legal mechanism to settle disputes relating to the personal status of foreigners, which has strengthened the Emirate’s position as a global destination attracting talents and experts.
Judge Oran Fresno Whiting, a judge at the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court, highlighted the role of laws, regulations, international treaties, the commercial judicial system and dispute resolution mechanisms in promoting the values of tolerance and peace, indicating that the UAE is keen to update its legislation to comply with ambitious economic plans to sustain its attractiveness to foreign investment, while working to preserve the country’s religious and historical principles and foundations by supporting tolerance and peaceful co-existence.
At the end, judge Joshua Bingham Decker, a judge at the Abu Dhabi Labour Court, talked about the role of the judiciary and labour laws in supporting the values of peace and coexistence, in light of the great importance the UAE leadership attaches to providing a safe environment that supports the stability of society, the achievement of justice and the protection of rights.
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