UAE leads MENA region in terms of rule of law index

The Gulf country United Arab Emirates (UAE) landed on rank one in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index, UAE state news agency WAM reported here on Saturday.

In the ranking designed by the World Justice Project (WJP), the UAE has achieved 0.67 (min 0, max 1), while Denmark came first in the global ranking with 0.87.

The UAE succeeded in acquiring the top position on the list due to "its prestigious record in the competitiveness indices, most importantly adherence to the order and security factor, by which crime is effectively controlled, civil conflict is effectively limited and people do not resort to violence to redress personal grievances."

The report shows that the UAE has attained significant results towards its vision of distinguished police performance.

Police forces in the seven sheikhdoms of the UAE are usually equipped with latest surveillance technology at their police stations and in their vehicles, boats and helicopters.

The Gulf state, a major oil supplier, also received high rankings for e-governance by the United Nations and the World Economic Forum.

According to the report, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea share the same vision with the UAE in this regard.

Major general Nasser Lakhrebani Al-Nuaimi, the secretary general of the office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, expressed his confidence in the UAE police bodies' ability in achieving additional positive results on all global competitiveness indices.

The WJP is an independent, non-profit international multidisciplinary organization, which periodically releases the annual "Rule of Law Index."

The Index provides data and measures that how the rule of law is experienced in practical, everyday situations by ordinary people around the world, said the report.

The performance is assessed using several indicators across eight categories, each of which is scored and ranked globally against regional and income peers.