Kuwait: Support for Arab coordination mechanisms to develop methods of investigation and administrative and technical audit in the judicial establishment
- A delegation led by Counselor Khaled Bishir presented Kuwait’s digital experience in the judicial inspection system during an Arab meeting in the Sultanate of Oman.
- Bishir: The delegation recommended the importance of unifying procedural inspection standards among Arab countries and developing digital reference guides to measure judicial performance.
A Kuwaiti judicial delegation, participating in the 30th Arab Meeting of Heads of Judicial Inspection Bodies in the Sultanate of Oman, presented the State of Kuwait’s experience in automating judicial inspection and technical oversight amid the rapid digital transformation of the judicial system.
Khaled Bishir, First Counselor at the Court of Cassation and head of the delegation, stated in a press statement that the meeting focused on the importance of developing oversight and evaluation tools and leveraging modern technologies to achieve efficiency while preserving judicial independence.
He added that the meeting aimed to build a shared vision for developing the inspection system and exchanging expertise through working papers that generally addressed the transition from traditional oversight to preventive oversight, the evaluation of court performance, and the prospects for employing smart technologies in legal research and data processing, alongside discussions on challenges related to algorithmic bias and the protection and confidentiality of judicial files.
Regarding the Kuwaiti working paper, he said it was titled “The Digital Judicial Inspection System and the Application of Modern Performance Indicators to Ensure Prompt Justice.” It highlighted the judicial system in the State of Kuwait in the context of digital transformation, particularly the judicial inspection experience in developing supervisory and oversight tools to entrench governance and transparency standards.
Bishir noted that the working paper aimed to establish unified Arab standard benchmarks for assessing judicial competence based on digital performance indicators. It also sought to support Arab coordination mechanisms for developing methods of investigation and administrative and technical auditing within the judicial apparatus.
In this regard, he highlighted Kuwait’s experience in digital transformation and electronic inspection, following the adoption of scanning and converting all paper documents, records, affidavits, and rulings into organized, archived digital formats across all levels of litigation.
He explained that the Kuwaiti delegation demonstrated how this was achieved through the secure storage and archiving of case files in databases protected by access permissions for specific individuals involved in judicial work. This enabled the judicial inspector to review the full contents of the case files under inspection and led to faster completion of judicial inspection reports.
Bishir said the working paper also addressed how digital transformation has enabled the judicial inspector to shift from traditional evaluation to comprehensive evaluation based on accurate information, through networked integration between courts and the inspection body.
He affirmed the legislative progress achieved in the State of Kuwait following the recent enactment of the Law Organizing the Judiciary, which regulated inspection and digital transformation by introducing new evaluation methods concerning judges’ compliance with electronic litigation and trials, as well as the effective management of digital hearings.
Regarding the delegation’s key recommendations, he said it recommended the importance of unifying procedural inspection standards among Arab countries and developing digital reference guides to measure judicial performance, in line with shared aspirations for an advanced judiciary.
It also recommended that the Arab Award for Judicial Inspection Work be dedicated to electronic applications that demonstrate success in judicial inspection.
Regarding the importance of participation in the meeting, he affirmed that it stems from a steadfast commitment to strengthening common Arab judicial cooperation and exchanging experiences and perspectives on developing judicial inspection bodies, which serve as a safety valve to ensure the proper administration of justice, safeguard judicial independence, and entrench the rule of law.
The Kuwaiti judicial delegation comprised First Counselor Khaled Bishir of the Court of Cassation, First Counselor Raad Al-Daili of the Court of Appeal, and Khaled Al-Naamani from the Judicial Inspection Affairs Department at the Ministry of Justice.
Concluding its work yesterday, the 30th meeting of the heads of judicial inspection bodies and authorities in Arab countries adopted a number of recommendations, most notably the approval of the draft for the Arab Award for Judicial Inspection Work and the harmonization of procedural inspection standards among Arab states.
It also recommended adopting a balanced system for evaluating judicial performance, developing objective and measurable criteria, and linking evaluation results to continuous training and capacity-building plans. Furthermore, it called for adopting artificial intelligence as an auxiliary tool in analyzing the quality of judicial rulings and inspection activities, while establishing legislative and ethical frameworks to regulate its use.
Participants also approved several academic themes for the 31st meeting in 2027, including total quality management in judicial institutions, balancing judicial independence with judicial performance evaluation, smart justice, and preparing a unified Arab framework for indicators of ruling quality and judicial inspection.
