The prime minister chooses the cabinet of ministers, which form the government. The prime minister is a member of the ruling family and is appointed by the Emir.
Emiredit
The Emir's powers are defined by the 1961 constitution. These powers include appointing the prime minister, who in turn chooses the cabinet of ministers (government). Upon the death of the Emir, the crown prince succeeds.
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, and lastly - a Constitutional Court which interprets the constitution and deals with disputes related to the constitutionality of laws. Kuwait has a civil law legal system.
The National Assembly is the legislature in Kuwait, established in 1963.[2] Its predecessor, the 1938 National Assembly was formally dissolved in 1939 after "one member, Sulaiman al-Adasani, in possession of a letter, signed by other Assembly members, addressed to Iraq's King Ghazi, requesting Kuwait's immediate incorporation into Iraq". This demand came after the merchant members of the Assembly attempted to extract oil money from Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a suggestion refused by him and upon which he instigated a crackdown which arrested the Assembly members in 1939.[3]
The National Assembly can have up to 50 MPs.[4] Deputies are elected by one non-transferable vote to serve four-year terms. Members of the cabinet also sit in the parliament as deputies. The constitution limits the size of the cabinet to 16. The cabinet ministers have the same rights as the elected MPs, with the following two exceptions: they do not participate in the work of committees, and they cannot vote when an interpolation leads to a no-confidence vote against one of the cabinet members. In 2001, George Washington University's Nathan J. Brown claimed Kuwait's National Assembly is the most independent parliament in the Arab world; in 2009, Israeli scholar Eran Segal claimed it is among the "strongest" parliaments in the Middle East.[5]
Gulf Waredit
During the 1990-1991 Gulf War, Saddam Hussein attempted to make Kuwait the 19th province of Iraq (known as Kuwait Governorate). During the Iraqi occupation, Ali Hassan al-Majid became the governor and took over what was left of the original government.
VIP Flightedit
The State of Kuwait operates several VIP jets used mainly by the Amir of Kuwait:
^ abGandhi, Jennifer (26 July 2010), "Institutions and Policies under Dictatorship", Political Institutions under Dictatorship, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 10–240, ISBN978-0-511-51009-0, retrieved 2020-11-16
^ abHerb, Michael (2014). The wages of oil : Parliaments and economic development in Kuwait and the UAE. Ithaca. ISBN978-0-8014-5469-1. OCLC 897815115.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Crystal, Jill (1990). Oil and politics in the Gulf : rulers and merchants in Kuwait and Qatar. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-36639-9. OCLC 19722357.
^"Kuwait - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
^Segal, Eran (2015-01-04). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-04.
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government, kuwait, kuwait, emirate, with, political, system, consisting, appointed, judiciary, appointed, government, dominated, sabah, ruling, family, nominally, elected, parliament, contents, executive, branch, government, emir, judicial, branch, legislativ. Kuwait is an emirate 1 with a political system consisting of an appointed judiciary appointed government dominated by the Al Sabah ruling family and nominally elected parliament 1 Contents 1 Executive branch 1 1 Government 1 2 Emir 2 Judicial branch 3 Legislative branch 4 Gulf War 5 VIP FlightExecutive branch editThe Constitution of Kuwait was approved and promulgated on 17 November 1962 2 Government edit Main article Cabinet of Kuwait The prime minister chooses the cabinet of ministers which form the government The prime minister is a member of the ruling family and is appointed by the Emir Emir edit The Emir s powers are defined by the 1961 constitution These powers include appointing the prime minister who in turn chooses the cabinet of ministers government Upon the death of the Emir the crown prince succeeds Judicial branch editMain article Legal system of Kuwait 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 and lastly a Constitutional Court which interprets the constitution and deals with disputes related to the constitutionality of laws Kuwait has a civil law legal system Legislative branch editMain article National Assembly of Kuwait The National Assembly is the legislature in Kuwait established in 1963 2 Its predecessor the 1938 National Assembly was formally dissolved in 1939 after one member Sulaiman al Adasani in possession of a letter signed by other Assembly members addressed to Iraq s King Ghazi requesting Kuwait s immediate incorporation into Iraq This demand came after the merchant members of the Assembly attempted to extract oil money from Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah a suggestion refused by him and upon which he instigated a crackdown which arrested the Assembly members in 1939 3 The National Assembly can have up to 50 MPs 4 Deputies are elected by one non transferable vote to serve four year terms Members of the cabinet also sit in the parliament as deputies The constitution limits the size of the cabinet to 16 The cabinet ministers have the same rights as the elected MPs with the following two exceptions they do not participate in the work of committees and they cannot vote when an interpolation leads to a no confidence vote against one of the cabinet members In 2001 George Washington University s Nathan J Brown claimed Kuwait s National Assembly is the most independent parliament in the Arab world in 2009 Israeli scholar Eran Segal claimed it is among the strongest parliaments in the Middle East 5 Gulf War editDuring the 1990 1991 Gulf War Saddam Hussein attempted to make Kuwait the 19th province of Iraq known as Kuwait Governorate During the Iraqi occupation Ali Hassan al Majid became the governor and took over what was left of the original government VIP Flight editThe State of Kuwait operates several VIP jets used mainly by the Amir of Kuwait 1 Airbus A319 100 ACJ 1 Airbus A320 200 2 Airbus A340 500 1 Boeing 737 900ER 1 Boeing 747 8 4 Gulfstream Aerospace a b Gandhi Jennifer 26 July 2010 Institutions and Policies under Dictatorship Political Institutions under Dictatorship Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 10 240 ISBN 978 0 511 51009 0 retrieved 2020 11 16 a b Herb Michael 2014 The wages of oil Parliaments and economic development in Kuwait and the UAE Ithaca ISBN 978 0 8014 5469 1 OCLC 897815115 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Crystal Jill 1990 Oil and politics in the Gulf rulers and merchants in Kuwait and Qatar Cambridge England Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 36639 9 OCLC 19722357 Kuwait The World Factbook www cia gov Retrieved 2021 09 02 Segal Eran 2015 01 04 Kuwait Parliamentary Elections Women Making History PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 01 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Government of Kuwait amp oldid 1157324256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
