Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 32

A civil action is inadmissible before the Juvenile Court. Article 38 of Law 3 of 1983 concerning Juveniles. The reason: so that the Juvenile Court is not distracted by civil matters from its social function. Trying the juvenile before another court. Its effect: removal of this prohibition. It being established that the appellant and another juvenile were tried before the Criminal Court and not before the Juvenile Court. Its effect. Admissibility of the civil action ancillary to the criminal action. A contention to the contrary is unsound.