Judgment
الحكم
A judgment is the final ruling of a court that resolves the substantive merits of a dispute — whether the claim is accepted in whole or in part, dismissed, or declared inadmissible. UAE judgments are issued in writing, signed by the presiding judge, and contain three parts: the facts, the reasons, and the operative part (the dispositif). They are pronounced in a public session and must state the date, the composition of the bench, and the parties. A judgment becomes enforceable once it is final — either when the period for appeal has passed without challenge, or when it is pronounced on appeal or cassation. Judgments in Arabic are the authoritative version; certified translations are available. Foreign judgments can be recognised and enforced subject to the Civil Procedure Law and any applicable treaty.
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الحكم هو القرار الختامي الذي تُصدره المحكمة فاصلاً في موضوع النزاع — بقبول الطلبات كلها أو بعضها، أو برفضها، أو بعدم قبول الدعوى. تُصدَر الأحكام في الإمارات كتابةً، يوقّع عليها رئيس الدائرة، وتتضمن ثلاثة أجزاء: الوقائع، والأسباب، والمنطوق. ويُنطق الحكم في جلسة علنية ويجب أن يتضمن التاريخ وتشكيل الهيئة وأطراف النزاع. ويصبح الحكم واجب التنفيذ بعد أن يصير نهائياً — إما لانقضاء مدة الطعن دون استخدامها، أو بصدوره من محكمة الاستئناف أو التمييز. اللغة العربية هي لغة الحكم المعتمدة، ويمكن استخراج ترجمات معتمدة. وتُعترف بالأحكام الأجنبية وتُنفَّذ وفق قانون الإجراءات المدنية والاتفاقيات السارية.
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