Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1737

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 before him, his performance of an act that gives him an opinion on the case, or his taking a measure that reveals his point of view. Among the grounds for his disqualification from hearing the case, even if none of the litigants seeks his recusal. The reason and basis for that. - The Criminal Court’s disclosure of its opinion on the case in the introduction to its appealed judgment. It is not among the grounds for 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 يشف 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 ١٣/٣/٢٠٠١ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٤٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 477. PDF pages: 470.

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