UAE Juvenile Law: Ensuring the Rights and Well-being of Minors

The Federal Law No. 3 of 2016 on Child’s Rights (also known as ‘Wadeema’s law’ or ‘UAE child protection law’) was enacted in the UAE to ensure that all children in the UAE, irrespective of whether they are citizens, residents or tourists, are accorded the right to life, education, protection from neglect as well as all forms of abuse whether physical, sexual, verbal, emotional or psychological.