Table of Contents

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I. Political anu Legal System of the Countiy 7
A. Intiouuction 7
B. Feueial state stiuctuie 8
C. Bivision of Competences between the Feueial anu Emiiate Levels 9
B. Special note on legal system of 0AE 1u
II. ueogiaphy anu Population 11
III. Social anu Cultuial values 12
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I. 0veiview of Neuia Naikets anu Nain Actois 14
A. Intiouuction 14
B. Bioaucasting 1S
C. Rauio 16
B. Piint Neuia 17
E. Concluuing iemaiks 2u
II. Infiastiuctuie 2u
A. CableFibei-optics Penetiation 2u
B. Nobile Naiket 21
III. Technological anu economic uevelopments on the meuia maikets 21
A. Bigital Television 21
B. Social Neuia anu Bigital Conveigence 21
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I. Constitution 2S
II. Legislation 2S
III. National Neuia Council Chaiiman's Resolution 24
Iv. Ethical Coues 24
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I. Penal Coue SS
II. The 198u Piess anu Publications Act S6
III. The 2u1u iesolution on meuia iegulation S8
Iv. Cybeiciime Law of 2u12 41
S. Piioi Authoiization foi Publishing 4S
6. Social, political iegulation of the inteinet 47
7. Biaft meuia law of 2uu9 nevei enacteu S1
7. Abu Bhabi Neuia Zone Content uuiuelines SS
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1. Notion anu iegulation S8
2. Subsiuies to the Piess 62
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1. No Role of }ouinalists as Watchuogs of Society 62
2. Limiteu piotections foi jouinalists 6S
I. No jail foi jouinalists 6S
II. Access to tiials 67
III. Weak piotection foi public uiscussion 67
Iv. Faii 0se 68
S. No piotection of jouinalistic souices 69
4 Lack of tianspaiency, access to infoimation 69
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1. Befamation anu Libel 71
2. Piivacy 78
4. Public oiuei anu national secuiity 81
S. Blasphemy 88
6. False news 89
7. Piohibition of insults 92
8.!!"#"$%&'"#("$laws (insulting the iulei) 9S
9 Coiiections anu iight of ieply 9S
11 Avoiuing names in piess coveiage 97
11 0peiating as a jouinalist in the Niuule East 99
12 Case Stuuies 1uu
I. Shaikh Issa bin Zayeu al-Nahyan case 1uu
II. Befamation case of Betta online magazine 1u2
III. Befamation case of Emaiat Al Youm 1u4
Iv. 0thei uefamation cases 1u6
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I. National Neuia Council oveisees all meuia 1u8
II. Not completely tianspaient 1u9
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I. Piess anu publication act iegulations 11S
II. Consumei piotection laws 114
III. National Neuia Council iegulations 11S