Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1071

The requirement of confidentiality for juvenile court hearings and the prohibition on attendance by anyone other than the juvenile, his relatives, witnesses, lawyers, probation officers, and persons whom the court permits to attend by special permission. The rationale for that. Its relation to public order. - The confidentiality of the juvenile's trial hearings and his referral to the Social Supervision Office before determination of his matter are matters of public order because of their connection with the proper administration of criminal justice. The effect of contravening them. Nullity of the trial proceedings and nullity of the judgment.