The Supreme Legislation Committee (SLC) has signed a memorandum of comprehending with Imam Malik College for Islamic Sharia and Law to promote efforts to enrich, transfer, and share knowledge and expertise in line with mutual objectives aiming at raising legal, legislative, and research performance, as well as consolidating the role of law in building a knowledge-based society. The two parties stressed concerted efforts to establish Dubai as a leading center of legal quality, through improving legal training and encouraging research to equal continuous positive advancements at the legal, research, and academic levels in the UAE.

The MoU was signed by H.E. Ahmad Saeed bin Meshar Al Muhairi, SLC Secretary General, and by Prof. Issa bin Mani al Humairi, CEO of Imam Malik College for Islamic Sharia and Law, in the existence of a number of high-level officials from both parties.

Pursuant to the MoU, both parties have actually agreed on closer cooperation in the field of legal training with a concentrate on examining and preparing legislation in line with the enthusiastic vision of the SLC to produce an integrated legal system that supports the sustainable advancement plans of Dubai. Innovation has been a centerpiece for both parties who restated their dedication to invest in creative ideas and support imaginative programs and development jobs in the legal and paralegal field, in order to combine the guideline of law and the concept of legality in accordance with the UAE Vision 2021 to make the UAE's judicial system among the most efficient in the world.

H.E. Al Muhairi pointed out that the new collaboration is of terrific significance as it leads the way for additional cooperation and coordination to promote legal research study. He stressed that it was an important action towards encouraging innovation as a vital tool to promote the advancement of the legal procedure in order to lay the grounds for pioneering legislation that shows existing advancements, and reaches out for the future in line with the vision and instructions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai.

Al Muhairi stated: "The MoU lays the structure stone for investment in research, training, and innovation which represent the main pillars to establish updated legislation and noise and reliable legal viewpoints that result in an integrated legal system that keeps pace with the sustainable development strategies of Dubai. We are positive that our collaboration with Imam Malik College for Islamic Sharia and Law will enhance our efforts focusing on enhancing legal knowledge and further developing legal work, gaining from the innovative research study abilities of Imam Malik College for Islamic Sharia and Law, which in one of the leading modern colleges of Islamic Sharia, law, and legal sciences that satisfies the requirements of the 21st century and the rapid advancement in Dubai and the UAE."

Prof. Issa bin Mani al Humairi praised the efforts of the SLC in laying strong grounds to develop the legislative procedure and strengthening the legal system in line with the positive vision of Dubai as a leader in the legislative and legal filed at the international level. He added: "The value of cooperation with the SLC depends on its significant function in supporting our objectives targeting at promoting legal and legislative research and improving the outcomes of legal training in order to build a new generation of attorneys that can contributes in ushering the Arab and Islamic worlds into a much more thriving future."

"We are eager to reinforce our joint and productive cooperation with the SLC to accomplish our shared vision to enhance the legal understanding and even more boost the legal and research capabilities of the young generation to be able to establish the legal structure and legal system to support the fast advancement in Dubai and the UAE. We are dedicated to promote human advancement; and establish, share, and move legal knowledge in accordance with the instructions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, through investing in research study in numerous legal fields that much better serve the UAE community and humanity as a whole," al Humairi concluded.

The MoU covers cooperation in preparing and issuing legal research study and institutional research studies, in addition to arranging conferences, seminars, lectures, and workshops focusing on matters associated with drafting and reviewing legislation. Both parties also agreed to exchange sees and participate in joint meetings to talk about and examine the very best methods to develop new jobs and strategies that attain the common objectives and visions.