Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister of Justice, launched his ministry’s strategic plan for the fourth strategic session, 2017-2021.

The strategic plan, launched in the presence of the members of the Supreme Federal Judicial Council and ministry officials, aims to achieve the UAE 2021 vision, satisfy customers and employees, achieve justice leadership, and provide creative legal and judicial services. It also aims to develop leading legislations to guarantee the rule of law, the protection of rights and freedoms, in compliance with the UAE leadership’s directives and ambitions to be one of the world’s best countries.

During the ceremony that was held at the ministry’s Abu Dhabi headquarters, Sultan Al Badi said that the strategic trend for the period between 2017 and 2021 will aim to adopt the best laws and legislations to cope with international trends and internal developments, comply with the nation’s traditions and achieve the needs and future aspirations of citizens, as well as to attract, train and encourage the best human resources in the judicial field, while working in a creative environment for implementing laws and legislations.

Al Badi presented the strategic goals of the ministry for the next five years. These include contributing to the drafting of laws that fulfil the community’s needs, complying with developments and foreseeing the future, promoting a specialised justice system based on knowledge and organisational excellence that guarantees its independence and development, while establishing an advanced penal system that can help preserve the security of society, the protection of individual rights and public access to justice. It also aims to promote the ministry’s local and international partnerships and raise awareness of legal knowledge, while offering high quality, transparent and efficient administrative services.