Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 178

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

English translation of the principle

The State’s right to take the measures necessary to safeguard its supreme interests and ensure its safety. Derived from international law. Consequence. It may deport undesirable foreigners or prevent their recruitment to work for it. The decision issued by the Ministry of Justice terminating the service of a judge of foreign nationality. A decision implementing the previously issued governmental decision to dispense with his services because he was a national of a state that supported the Iraqi aggression, issued by it in its capacity as a governing authority and constituting an act of sovereignty concerning which the courts lack jurisdiction to adjudicate arising claims. Example.
Arabic original
حق الدولة في اتخاذ التدابير اللازمة لصيانة مصالحها العليا وتأمين سلامتها. مستمد من القانون الدولي. مؤدي ذلك. لها إبعاد الأجانب غير المرغوب فيهم أو منع استقدامهم للعمل لديها. القرار الصادر من وزارة العدل بإنهاء خدمة قاضى أجنبي الجنسية. قرار تنفيذى للقرار الحكمي السابق صدوره بالاستغناء عن خدماته لكونه من رعايا دولة آزرت العدوان العراقي صادر منها باعتبارها سلطة حكم ويعد من أعمال السيادة التي لا تختص المحاكم بالفصل فيما يثور بشأنها من مطالبات. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١/١٩٩٣ طلبات رجال القضاء جلسة ٢٠/٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص٤٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 56. PDF pages: 53.

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