Constitutional Review of Article 2 in Kuwaiti Election Law A Case Analysis of Al-Ajmi v. Ministry of Interior | ||||
| مجلة الحقوق للبحوث القانونية والاقتصادية | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 2.2024, Issue 2, July 2024, Page 151-133 PDF (555.29 K) | ||||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/lalexu.2024.405043 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| A.P.D.Ahmad S. Al-Otaibi | ||||
| Kuwait International Law School (KILAW) Doha City, Kuwait | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This article examines the legal grounds of the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court’s decision on the constitutionality of amendments introduced by Law No. 27 of 2016 to Article 2 of Election Law No. 35 of 1962. These amendments, implemented by the government, added conditions for the exercise of the electoral right in public elections. Deemed authoritarian and applied in an illicit manner, these amendments have been colloquially termed the “Law of the Insult.” This article sheds light on individual’s constitutional rights in Kuwait, observes the role of the Constitutional Court, examines the rules and terms of the Kuwaiti Election Law, determines the legality of the amendments introduced by Article 2 of the Election Law, and establishes the legal standpoint of the Constitutional Court’s decision. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Constitutional Rights; Constitutional Court; Election Law; Electoral Right; Administrative Courts; Kuwaiti Courts; Political Isolation; Law of the Insult | ||||
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