Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1550

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The Public Prosecution is indivisible. The implication of this. Permissibility of the prosecution member who represented it by appearing or expressing an opinion before the Court of Appeal being the same person who represented it before the court of first instance. Its implication. Non-application of the rules disqualifying a judge from hearing an action for having previously expressed an opinion. The reason for this. The provision concerning recusal of judges in Article 102 of the Civil Procedure Law is exhaustive and may not be extended or applied by analogy to members of the Public Prosecution.
Arabic original
النيابة العامة لا تتجزأ. مؤدى ذلك. جواز أن يكون عضو النيابة الذي مثلها بالحضور أو إبداء الرأي أمام محكمة الاستئناف هو ذاته الذي مثلها أمام محكمة أول درجة. مؤداه. عدم سريان قواعد عدم صلاحية القاضي لنظر الدعوى لسبق إبدائه الرأي. علة ذلك. أن النص الخاص برد القضاة في المادة ١٠٢ مرافعات قد ورد على سبيل الحصر فلا يجوز التوسع فيه أو القياس عليه في شأن أعضاء النيابة العامة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٨/٢٠٠٥ أحوال جلسة ١٠/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص ٥٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 671. PDF pages: 665.

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