Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2322

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

English translation of the principle

Suing a judge by an action against a judge. Impermissible. Reason therefor: safeguarding judges’ independence and surrounding them with guarantees that preserve their dignity and ensure that they perform their official duties without fear of being held accountable therefor, and establishing the principle that a judge may not be held accountable for acts performed in the discharge of his official duties. - Liability action:-
Arabic original
مخاصمة القاضي بدعوى المخاصمة. غير جائز. علة ذلك: كفالة استقلال القضاة وإحاطتهم بالضمانات 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. - دعوى المسئولية:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٤/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٩/٦/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 433. PDF pages: 430.

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