Date of Defense
15-11-2023 4:00 PM
Location
College of Law / Male Building - Educational Courtroom
Document Type
Thesis Defense
Degree Name
Master of Public Law (MPL)
College
COL
Department
Public Law
Keywords
new crimes - depositing or transferring money - drug abuse
Abstract
Criminal elements seek to take advantage of the benefits of using the Internet and communication programs, especially with its confidential nature and the difficulty of tracking its users, which allows its users to achieve direct criminal activities without being caught or being held legally accountable. The misuse of technology has posed a threat to our societies and has been accompanied by the emergence of many negatives and positivity; in addition to a lot of legal problems, not to mention the development of criminal activities. The federal legislator has been aware of the danger of drugs and the development of means of spreading and promoting them using the means of modern communication technology, and that is by criminalizing the deposit or transfer of funds when the transfer or deposit is for the purpose of personal use or use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as stipulated in Article (64) of the Federal Law No. 30 of 2021 regarding combating narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The law makes it a complete crime, which requires punishment, as they are physical / materialistic acts that would make it easier for the user to obtain narcotic substances. The research aims to shed light on the nature of this crime, its characteristics, and the crimes associated with it, and to discuss ways to combat it criminally, and the role of the UAE legislator in combating and addressing this matter, as this phenomenon began to spread widely within the Emirati society, as well as benefiting from the judicial applications regarding this matter.
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THE CRIME OF DEPOSITING OR TRANSFERRING FUNDS WITH THE INTENTION OF USING OR PERSONALLY USING NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES IN UAE LAW
College of Law / Male Building - Educational Courtroom
Criminal elements seek to take advantage of the benefits of using the Internet and communication programs, especially with its confidential nature and the difficulty of tracking its users, which allows its users to achieve direct criminal activities without being caught or being held legally accountable. The misuse of technology has posed a threat to our societies and has been accompanied by the emergence of many negatives and positivity; in addition to a lot of legal problems, not to mention the development of criminal activities. The federal legislator has been aware of the danger of drugs and the development of means of spreading and promoting them using the means of modern communication technology, and that is by criminalizing the deposit or transfer of funds when the transfer or deposit is for the purpose of personal use or use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as stipulated in Article (64) of the Federal Law No. 30 of 2021 regarding combating narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The law makes it a complete crime, which requires punishment, as they are physical / materialistic acts that would make it easier for the user to obtain narcotic substances. The research aims to shed light on the nature of this crime, its characteristics, and the crimes associated with it, and to discuss ways to combat it criminally, and the role of the UAE legislator in combating and addressing this matter, as this phenomenon began to spread widely within the Emirati society, as well as benefiting from the judicial applications regarding this matter.