Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 873

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

English translation of the principle

The legislature vested the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance exclusively with jurisdiction to adjudicate administrative disputes. The arbitral tribunal lacks jurisdiction to hear arbitration proceedings concerning an existing administrative decision. Example.
Arabic original
الدائرة الإدارية بالمحكمة الكلية اختصها المشرع دون غيرها بولاية الفصل في المنازعات الإدارية. هيئة التحكيم غير مختصة بنظر خصومة التحكيم المتعلقة بقرار إداري قائم. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٨/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص ٧١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 527. PDF pages: 521.

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