Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2321

The general rule is that a judge is not held liable for acts performed in the course of his work unless the legislature provides, by way of exception, for holding him liable if he deviates from his official duties and abuses them, by seeking damages against him through an action against a judge. - The Civil Procedure Law contains no provision permitting actions against judges. Rationale therefor: the legislature’s concern for judges’ independence and for surrounding them with safeguards that preserve their dignity and enable them to perform their official duties without fear of being held liable for them. Consequence thereof: an action against a judge concerning his acts relating to the performance of his judicial work is inadmissible. Example. - A judgment declaring the action inadmissible. It is equivalent in effect to its dismissal. Challenging it. Futile.