Sharjah has issued a decree establishing the Judicial Council in the Emirate, to be chaired by the Deputy Ruler.

The decree states the establishment of a judicial council called the “Judicial Council”, which shall have legal personality and the necessary legal capacity to achieve its objectives and exercise its competencies.

It shall have financial and administrative independence and shall be the highest authority for the judicial system in the Emirate, aiming to assist the Ruler in managing and organising the judicial authority.

The Judicial Council shall be formed under the chairmanship of the Deputy Ruler, and the membership of the Head of the Judicial Department, the Head of the Legal Department of the Government, the Head of the Court of Cassation, the Head of the Judicial Inspection Department, and two members of the judicial authority chosen by the Judicial Council.

A law shall be issued to organise the Judicial Council in the Emirate, in accordance with the legislative procedures followed.

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