Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1127

State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The judge's prior expression of an opinion on the dispute presented to him, performance of an act giving him an opinion in the case, or taking of a procedure revealing his viewpoint. Among the grounds of his disqualification from hearing the case even if no party seeks his recusal. The rationale and basis thereof. - The Criminal Court's disclosure of its opinion in the case in the introduction to its appealed judgment. Is not among the grounds of a judge's disqualification from hearing a case exhaustively enumerated by law.
Arabic original
سبق إبداء القاضي رأياً في النزاع المطروح عليه أو قيامه بعمل يجعل له رأياً في الدعوى أو اتخاذه إجراء يكشف عن وجهة نظره. من أسباب عدم صلاحيته لنظر الدعوى ولو لم يرده أحد الخصوم. علة وأساس ذلك. - إفصاح محكمة الجنايات عن رأيها في الدعوى في مقدمة حكمها المستأنف. لا يعد من بين أسباب عدم صلاحية القاضي لنظر الدعوى التي أوردها القانون على سبيل الحصر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٦/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٣/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص٣٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 366. PDF pages: 359.

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