1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Article, succession shall be governed by the law of the country to which the decedent belonged at the time of their death. 2. The financial rights existing within the territory of the State belonging to a foreigner who has no heir shall be a charitable endowment (Waqf), and their oversight and supervision shall be by the competent authority. 3. The substantive provisions of a will and other dispositions taking effect upon death shall be governed by the law of the country designated by the will or disposition, or the law of the country to which the person who made the disposition belonged by nationality at the time of their death if the will or disposition does not designate a law. 4. The form of a will and other dispositions mortis causa shall be governed by the law of the country designated by the will or disposition, or the law of the country whose nationality the person making the disposition held at the time the disposition was made, or the law of the country in which the disposition was made. 5. The law of the United Arab Emirates shall apply to a will made by a foreigner concerning their immovable property located in the State.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.