Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 425

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

English translation of the principle

The limits of the activity of the administrative judiciary in weighing administrative decisions. It stops at lawfulness or unlawfulness within the scope of legal review. It is prohibited from going beyond that to weigh the expediency or appropriateness of the decision. Its right to examine the facts on which the administrative decision was based to review its conformity with the law.
Arabic original
حدود نشاط القضاء الإداري في وزنه للقرارات الإدارية. وقوفه عند حد المشروعية أو عدمها في نطاق الرقابة القانونية. حظر تجاوزه ذلك إلى وزن مناسبة القرار أو ملاءمته. حقه في بحث الوقائع التي بنى عليها القرار الإداري لمراقبة مطابقته للقانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠١/١٩٩١ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص٤٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 112. PDF pages: 109.

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