Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3940
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Suing a judge by means of an action against a judge. Impermissible. The rationale: safeguarding judicial independence and surrounding judges with guarantees that preserve their dignity and enable them to perform their official duties without fear of being held accountable for them, and establishing the principle that a judge may not be held accountable for acts performed in the discharge of his official duties. Criminal liability:
Arabic original
مخاصمةالقاضيبدعوىالمخاصمة.غيرجائز.علةذلك:كفالةاستقلالالقضاةوإحاطتهمبالضمانات التي تصون كرامتهم وتكفل لهم مباشرة أعمال وظائفهم دون الخشية من المساءلة عنها وإرساءً لمبدأ عدم جواز مساءلة القاضي عما يصدر منه من تصرفات أثناء تأديته أعمال وظيفته. المسئولية الجزائية:Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٤٣٤/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٩/٦/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١٦٨)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 730. PDF pages: 730.
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