Kuwait Justice Minister Unveils Historic Plan To Beef Up Legislation

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Aug 13 (KUNA) -- Kuwait is on course to witness amendments to its legislations that will be the "largest in the nation's history," Justice Minister Nasser Al-Sumait said on Wednesday, citing the move as a collaborative effort among state bodies.
Significant alterations to national legislations have been commonplace in Kuwait's history, dating back to the pre-constitutional period, the minister told the press as he toured a court complex southwest of Kuwait City.
Another legislative "renaissance" took place back in 1978, in which most national laws were passed and remain valid to the present day, while the entire Kuwaiti legislative system will be reassessed and tweaked when necessary, he underlined.
Kuwait's judicial system will also witness a series of unprecedented reforms in the form of what the minister called a "new" judicial law that would soon come to fruition, in line with the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
These judicial reforms will take into account the standards and guidelines of the World Bank's global program of justice and the rule of law, which sets out the ideal ratio of judges per population, the minister explained.
Kuwaiti courts are among the busiest in the Gulf Arab region, where the number of cases filed are often 10 times more than other Gulf states, which makes it necessary for proper reforms to be introduced, added the minister. (end)
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