Al-Sameet: His Highness has kept the law regulating the judiciary under his care and follow-up, and has commended the completion of its constitutional procedures
Justice Minister and Legal Advisor Nasser Al-Sameet affirmed that the Cabinet’s approval of the Law Regulating the Judiciary marks a pivotal milestone in the development of the judicial authority and represents the most significant reform process witnessed by its history.
In a press statement, Al-Sameet said that “the law was enacted in implementation of the high directives of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, regarding the reform and development of the judicial system, enhancing its efficiency, and safeguarding the independence of the judicial authority.” He noted that “His Highness has closely followed this file throughout its various stages of preparation and blessed the completion of its constitutional procedures, considering the judiciary a fundamental pillar for the stability of the state, the rule of law, and the protection of rights and freedoms.”
He clarified that “the law reorganizes several key issues in judicial work, including the selection and promotion of members of the judicial authority, and the inspection of their work according to clear and disciplined rules that ensure competence and integrity, while safeguarding the dignity and status of the judicial office.”
He pointed out that “the law established clear rules for filling senior administrative positions in the judiciary, specifying a tenure of four years, renewable once, with the period calculated from the date of assuming any of these positions. This allows for the succession of competencies and expertise, and its implementation entails the reformation of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary according to the new structure.”
He added that “the law provides a decisive solution to discrepancies and conflicts in judicial principles through the Principle Unification Body at the Court of Cassation, making the principle established by this body binding on all courts and mandatory to follow in subsequent cases. This consolidates uniformity in judicial interpretation, reduces divergent rulings, and strengthens legal certainty and the stability of legal positions.”
Al-Sameet explained that “the law enhances litigation guarantees and the role of the Public Prosecution in monitoring detention facilities, regulates electronic trials, and supports the state’s plan for the Kuwaitization of the judiciary by reducing promotion periods and providing a faster track for national talents to advance to higher judicial positions.”
Concluding his remarks, Al-Sameet stated that “the rule of law is one of the pillars of the state’s legal framework, which relies solely on an independent and honest judiciary where all are equal before the law without discrimination or favoritism. This is our proud and steadfast Kuwaiti judiciary, which has always been and remains a source of trust and pride for society. This law serves to support its progress, consolidate its guarantees, and safeguard its dignity and independence, while preserving its judicial traditions and established customs and building upon them to develop the justice sector.”
