Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 139

State of Kuwait · Administrative Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The legal characterization of an administrative decision. What matters therein. Its substance and meaning, not its wording. And its basis. It must rest upon a cause justifying it in legal reality as one of the elements of its formation. - Cause in an administrative decision. Its nature. - 44 - Administrative - The administrative authority is not obliged to state reasons for its decisions. Its statement of reasons for them. Its effect. Their subjection to administrative judicial review to ascertain the extent of their conformity or nonconformity with the law. - The administrative judiciary's activity in weighing administrative decisions. Its limits.
Arabic original
التكييف القانوني للقرار الإداري. العبرة فيه. بفحواه ومعناه لا بصيغته. ومبناه. وجوب قيامه على سبب يبرره في الواقع القانوني كركن من أركان انعقاده. - السبب في القرار الإداري. ماهيته. - ٤٤ - الإداري - جهة الإدارة غير ملزمة بتسبيب قراراتها. تسبيبها إياها. أثره. خضوعها لرقابة القضاء الإداري تحققاً من مدى مطابقتها أو عدم مطابقتها للقانون. - نشاط القضاء الإداري في وزن القرارات الإدارية. حدوده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٢٨/٢٠٠٠ إداري جلسة ١٢/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص٧٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 44. PDF pages: 41–42.

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