Dean's Message 

The College of Law has made remarkable strides in developing its academic programs and enhancing their quality in accordance with national and international accreditation standards. In recent years, the College has achieved significant progress in its academic and research performance, reflected in improved international rankings, increased research output, collaborative projects, academic awards, and partnerships with national and international institutions. The field of Law has seen a notable rise in the QS World Rankings, a steady increase in Scopus-indexed publications over the past three years, and greater participation in research grants — all demonstrating the College’s commitment to excellence in education, research, and community service. The College also enhances students’ legal expertise through annual participation in international moot court competitions such as the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna and the SCCA Arabic Moot in Saudi Arabia, strengthening their research, advocacy, and employability skills. Emphasizing community engagement and global recognition, the College organizes an annual international conference and offers diverse educational and training initiatives that promote lifelong learning. Faculty and staff remain dedicated to ensuring that the College continues to lead regionally through innovative and impactful academic and research programs.

Prof. Fatiha Gourari

Dean, College of Law

Vision

The College aims to serve as a beacon of leadership and academic distinction in legal education, scholarly research, and community engagement, both locally and internationally.

Mission

Providing distinguished and sustainable legal education that fosters innovation, critical thinking, and in-depth analysis, in a student-centered, supportive, and inspiring environment, while meeting the needs of the legal job market. Additionally, contributing to rigorous research aimed at effectively advancing various legal fields, alongside delivering outstanding legal services to individuals and diverse community institutions.

Goals

1. Enhance students’ legal knowledge, analytical skills, practical competencies, and ethical values necessary to achieve excellence in professional practice.
2. Offer advanced and diverse academic programs across various legal specializations.
3. Support legal research and develop innovative legal solutions to address local and international legal challenges.
4. Foster a passion for exchanging impactful ideas, conducting innovative research, and delivering high-quality teaching.
5. Provide continuous legal education tools to the broader community through training programs and legal consultancy.
6. Build strong connections with community institutions and diverse business sectors to understand the evolving needs of the labor market and align academic programs accordingly, while promoting general legal awareness and values of justice.

Accreditation 

• All the College’s programs were re-accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in December 2024.
• The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program obtained international accreditation from the French High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) in October 2024.
• The College is completing the procedures for obtaining academic accreditation for its graduate programs from the Agency for Quality Assurance (AQAS) — a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).

Facilities

The College of Law has two computer labs and two educational court rooms (Moot Courts), which are fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology and video conferencing facilities. 

Partners

Driven by its commitment to advancing legal education and promoting the exchange of expertise, the College of Law has established strategic partnerships with leading public and private sector institutions locally and internationally. These collaborations aim to enhance academic programs, apply best practices in legal education and training, and strengthen the link between academia and the professional field. Areas of cooperation include learning outcome assessment, labor market surveys, student internships and scholarships, expert workshops, and joint academic events connecting scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. The College’s efforts have been crowned by signing several Memoranda of Understanding with prominent partners such as the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, the Judicial Council in Dubai, the French High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES), the Agency for Quality Assurance (AQAS), the Dubai Judicial Institute, the University of Colorado, and the Federal Judicial Training and Studies Institute — reinforcing the College’s academic and professional standing both locally and globally.

Community Service 

Giving Back to the Community

The College of Law (COL) provides many legal consultations and services to both institutions and individuals all over the UAE. These service are provided by specialized law professors who have remarkable experience in all legal fields.

Legal consultations and services offered by the COL include:

• Contributing to drafting, reviewing, editing and evaluating laws, regulations and bylaws at both federal and domestic levels.
• Providing legal consultations on all legal issues.
• Reviewing the contracts of public and private departments and corporates to ensure their compliance with laws and regulations, their effectiveness and usefulness for stakeholders.
• Providing assistance to public and private departments on their legal conflicts and suggesting the best legal solutions to them which include negotiations, alternative dispute resolution means, and litigation procedures.
• Reviewing legal translations of laws, agreements and contracts.
• Preparing all kinds of lawsuits, defenses, requests and orders for the UAEU.
• Preparing defense memorandums in civil, criminal and administrative cases for the UAEU.
• Formulating, checking, editing, revising and translating civil and commercial contracts and conciliation documents.
• Contributing to reviewing and revising the UAEU policies and bylaws.
• Offering legal consultations for all units and departments within the UAEU.
  

Legal Clinic

The College of Law has established and launched its legal clinic, which is currently providing consultancy and legal services to the community of the UAE with regard to legal issues and real cases. These services are provided by the College of Law’s faculty members and students.