اتجاهات المشرع العقابي الإماراتي في تعديلات المرسوم بقانون اتحادي رقم 5 لسنة 2012 بشأن مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات

Abstract EN

Countering cybercrimes is an arduous task given the flexibility and renewability of such crimes which went beyond the confines of traditional crime.

In order to respond effectively to such crimes, countries had to seek tirelessly to enhance their counter legislative tools.

United Arab Emirates is among the Arab countries that managed to develop a clear -cut policy since the beginning of the 2000s, blazing a trail in countering cybercrimes.

It managed to counter such crimes by dint of its flexible legislations: UAE introduced amendments to legal provisions and rules.

This study sheds light on amendments set out in Federal Decree -Law No.

(5) of 2012 on Combatting Cybercrimes, in a bid to highlight the efforts made by UAE legislator to curb the devastating effects of cybercrimes, and to explore to what extent legislator took into account developments on both cyber and virtual spheres.