Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 185

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

English translation of the principle

Nationality by blood attached to birth, to which everyone born to a Kuwaiti father is entitled without the need for a decision to that effect from the administrative authority or any other procedure. Its condition. - 57 - Administrative - Decisions issued concerning the granting of nationality and related matters fall outside the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance and are excluded from the jurisdiction of the judiciary as a whole. The reason for this. The challenged judgment's adherence to this view. The objection to it in this regard. Unfounded.
Arabic original
الجنسية بالدم اللصيقة بالميلاد التي تستحق لكل من ولد لأب كويتي دون حاجة إلى قرار بذلك من الجهة الإدارية أو أي إجراء آخر. شرطها. - ٥٧ - الإداري - خروج القرارات الصادرة بشأن منح الجنسية وما يتعلق بها من الاختصاص النوعي للدائرة الإدارية بالمحكمة الكلية وانحسار ولاية القضاء كافة عنها. علة ذلك. التزام الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر. النعي عليه في هذا الشأن. غير صحيح.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٨٧، ٧٠٢/٢٠٠٥ إداري جلسة ٣٠/١٠/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج٣ ص١٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 57. PDF pages: 54–55.

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