Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 378

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

English translation of the principle

Participation in rendering judgment, whether by deliberating on it or signing its draft. Not permissible for anyone other than the judges who heard the pleadings. An impediment preventing any of them from attending the hearing for pronouncement of judgment and another taking his place. This must be recorded in the judgment. Contravention of this. Its effect. Nullity.
Arabic original
الاشتراك في إصدار الحكم سواء بالمداولة فيه أو التوقيع على مسودته. عدم جوازه لغير القضاة الذين سمعوا المرافعة. حصول مانع لأي منهم حال بينه وبين حضور جلسة النطق بالحكم وحل محله آخر. وجوب إثبات ذلك بالحكم. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. البطلان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص١٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 79. PDF pages: 76.

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