Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 883

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

English translation of the principle

A judge’s disqualification from hearing an action. Its grounds and their rationale. Absence of the circumstances necessitating disqualification. Its effect. The judge may hear and determine the action. Example. - A manifestly invalid defense. Failure to respond to it. Does not vitiate the judgment. Example.
Arabic original
عدم صلاحية القاضي لنظر الدعوى. أسبابها والعلة منها. انتفاء تحقق موجبات عدم الصلاحية. أثره. للقاضي نظر الدعوى والفصل فيها. مثال. - الدفاع الظاهر البطلان. عدم الرد عليه. لا يعيب الحكم. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٣/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٩/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص١٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 144. PDF pages: 141.

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