UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ASIA
Article 357 of Federal Law 3 of the Penal Code (Punitive Measures for Sexual Violence that Result in Dealth)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Sexual violence
Year
1987
Brief Description
Article 357 of Law No. 3 of the Penal Code states that if a crime including sexual coercion or rape results in the death of the victim, the punishment shall be a death sentence of the offender.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of the United Arab Emirates to the Questionnaire on Violence against Women 2012, pg 5
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