Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 858

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

English translation of the principle

Decisions issued by the National Committee for Prisoners and Missing Persons Affairs concerning the payment of financial assistance to their families. Administrative decisions of a social character issued by the Government within the scope of its administrative function. The implication thereof. They fall outside acts of sovereignty and are subject to judicial review. The judgment's rejection of the plea that the courts lack jurisdiction to hear actions relating to these decisions on the assertion that they concern acts of sovereignty. No defect. - 259 - Administrative
Arabic original
القرارات التي تصدرها اللجنة الوطنية لشئون الأسرى والمفقودين في شأن صرف إعانات مالية لأسرهم. قرارات إدارية ذات طابع اجتماعي تصدرها الحكومة في نطاق وظيفتها الإدارية. مؤدى ذلك. أنها تنأى عن أعمال السيادة وتخضع لرقابة القضاء. رفض الحكم الدفع بعدم اختصاص المحاكم ولائياً بنظر الدعاوى المتعلقة بهذه القرارات بقالة أنها متعلقة بأعمال السيادة. لا عيب. - ٢٥٩ - الإداري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٧٧/٢٠٠٢ إداري جلسة ٢٣/٦/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 259. PDF pages: 256.

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