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United Arab Emirates Constitution

A citizen is free to choose his work, profession or trade as provided in law and subject to the governing legislation.

A person may not be subjected to forced labor except in such cases as may be provided in law and provided that such person is compensated for such labor.

A person may not be enslaved.

The door for holding a public office is open to all citizens on the basis of equal conditions and in accordance with the provisions of the law.

A public office is a national service entrusted to the person who holds that office. A public servant shall, while performing his/her duties, seek to achieve only the public interest.

A man’s housing is inviolable. A person may not enter another person’s house without the permission of those living in that house except in such cases and conditions as may be provided in the law.

A citizen may not be deported or exiled from the UAE.