Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2

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

English translation of the principle

The jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court. Relates to determining the constitutionality of laws and regulations whenever the challenge is based on violation of an existing constitutional provision or departure from the spirit and implications of that provision. Its jurisdiction does not extend to determining the legality of regulations and whether they conflict with an existing legislative provision. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
اختصاص المحكمة الدستورية. تعلقه بالفصل في دستورية القوانين واللوائح متى كان أساس الطعن مخالفة نص دستوري قائم أو الخروج علي روح ذلك النص ومقتضاه. انحسار اختصاصها عن الفصل في مشروعية اللوائح وما إذا كانت تتعارض مع نص تشريعي قائم. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٨، ٨٧/٢٠٠٧ إداري جلسة ١٨/٣/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج١ ص٢٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 7. PDF pages: 4.

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