Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 689

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

English translation of the principle

Acts of sovereignty are those undertaken by the government motivated by considerations relating to the State’s high policy, in its capacity as a governing authority, not an administrative authority. All fall outside the jurisdiction of the courts.
Arabic original
أعمال السيادة هي تلك التي تقوم بها الحكومة مدفوعة باعتبارات تتعلق بالسياسة العليا للدولة باعتبارها سلطة حكم لا سلطة إدارة. خروجها جميعاً من ولاية المحاكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٥/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٥/٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص ٣٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 488. PDF pages: 482.

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