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Kuwait has more than 300 non-Muslim citizens, mostly Christians and Bahais. In 1982, the parliament amended the constitution to bar non-Muslims from naturalization. There have been multiple proposals made to amend the nationality law to allow non-Muslims to become citizens, but in 2019 the government made clear that its policy was to keep "the ...
The judiciary in Kuwait is not independent of the government, the Emir appoints all the judges and many judges are foreign nationals from Egypt.In each administrative district of Kuwait, there is a Summary Court (also called Courts of First Instance which are composed of one or more divisions, like a Traffic Court or an Administrative Court); then there is Court of Appeals; Cassation Court ...
The Code of Personal Status is a Kuwait legal code promulgated in 1984. It is similar to the Code of Personal Status in Tunisia. [1] References
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council.Its mandate was to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damage suffered as a direct result of Iraq's 1990–1991 invasion and occupation of Kuwait which started the Gulf War.
The community of Pakistanis in Kuwait includes Pakistani expatriates in Kuwait, as well as Kuwaiti citizens of Pakistani origin or descent. The majority of these originate from the provinces of Punjab (Pakistan) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Ministry of Justice of Kuwait is also responsible for the following, which must be enacted in accordance with the provisions of law: [3] Registration, authentication, and certification of properties; Maintenance of commercial books; Protection/guarding of minors and other vulnerable populations
According to the United Nations, Kuwait's legal system is a mix of English common law, French civil law, Egyptian civil law and Islamic law. [9] The court system in Kuwait is secular. [10] [11] Unlike other Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Kuwait does not have Sharia courts. [11] Sections of the civil court system administer family law. [11]
There is a Filipino Worker's Resource Center (FWRC) located in Jabriya, and it provides refuge for Filipino workers in Kuwait who have "[experienced] various forms of maltreatment from their employers such as fatigue, non-payment of salaries," [17] as well as "lack of food [and] physical, verbal and sexual abuse". [18]