Lexis® Middle East Law is the single point of online access in English and Arabic to the laws, and cases of the United Arab Emirates plus the legal news and commentaries of the wider Middle East.

With the needs and requirements of the legal practitioners in mind, the specialist regional legal expertise of SADER Publishers (first established 1863) and the online search technology and relevant content of international legal publishers LexisNexis have been combined to create easy online access.

Lexis® Middle East Law is an easily searchable and browseable online service providing access to amended legislation, case summaries and commentary on the law of the United Arab Emirates – and supporting current awareness/overviews of the wider Middle East region.

The first 11 chapters of "Understanding Islamic Law" give the essential foundational materials for the study of Islamic Law. The remaining chapters cover several other pertinent fields: banking and finance, contracts, criminal law, family law, and property.

 Understanding Islamic Law also:

·         Includes Arabic terms, in English, with diacritical marks to assist in pronunciation;

·         Provides A Glossary of Arabic Terms; and

·         Incorporates recent developments such as the burkha ban in France.