INTRODUCTION

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Welcome to the home page of Judicial Arbitration Dept. - Ministry of Justice - state of Kuwait. Kuwait is independence Arab state. Its constitution has organized precisely the state's powers.

It stipulates that the three powers legislative, Executive and Judicial are ruling all the powers in the state .

As Judiciary is one of these three powers, The constitution emphasizes on keep it run by competent Judges who are only governed by their conscience and law, and that their integrity and justice constitute the basis of ruling and secure the rights and freedoms.

The state of Kuwait has been keenly desirous in its modern history, after it took up its place among the civilized world countries and after the considerable expansion of its business and investments locally and abroad, to enact and promulgate all legislation which govern the civil and commercial transactions and dealings in light of the most contemporary international lawful theories in order to control the said transactions and safeguard the rights of parties involved, besides emphasizing the basis of those transactions in terms of ethics of profession, honest dealings and good faith . So that the rightful suitor may get his right in the shortest possible time and by easier means .

From these legislation which prove the said principles are those of Arbitration. The state of Kuwait has been so keen to organize Arbitration. It established the Judicial Arbitration Dept. In Ministry of Justice under the law No. 11/95 being by this the only specialized authority which controls and observes the Judicial Arbitration system. This system is running by Arbitration panels which had been established specially to keep the basic advantages and principles of Arbitration like secrecy, speed up the lengthy processing of disputes, less charges and other important advantages.