Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 686

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

English translation of the principle

Jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance. Its scope. Disputes concerning administrative decisions, whether individual or regulatory. The criterion in those disputes. Its implication is that the Constitutional Court’s jurisdiction is confined to determining the constitutionality of laws and regulations. Its jurisdiction does not extend to unlawfulness. It does not arise in cases of conflict between laws and regulations except through a challenge on grounds of unconstitutionality.
Arabic original
اختصاص الدائرة الإدارية بالمحكمة الكلية. نطاقه. المنازعات المتعلقة بالقرارات الإدارية فردية أو لائحية. المناط في تلك المنازعات. مؤداه اقتصار اختصاص المحكمة الدستورية على الفصل في دستورية القوانين واللوائح. عدم امتداد اختصاصها إلى عدم المشروعية. عدم انعقاده لحالات التعارض بين القوانين واللوائح إلا من خلال الطعن بعدم الدستورية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٤/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٣/٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٥٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 182. PDF pages: 179.

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