The Crime of Sexual Harassment: A Comparative Study Between UAE &amp; French Law
Journal: Journal of Educational and Social Research
Year: 2023

Sexual harassment, common in workplaces and in public, gives rise to psychological, social, and economic distress to victims, their families and society. The UAE legislator has criminalized this phenomenon in Article 413 of the Federal Penal Law (No. 31 of 2021). In France, the Sexual Harassment Law, first developed in 1992, focused on quid pro quo harassment. To gain familiarity with UAE and French laws regarding sexual harassment, this article elaborates on the concept, the basic elements of s