Ministry of Justice (Kuwait)

The Ministry of Justice of Kuwait was created by decree in early 1978. As part of the federal government, the ministry is responsible for the following:[1]

1.Organizing the means necessary to settle the disputes referred to the various types of courts and to consider the crimes in accordance with the provisions of the laws.

2.Initiate public claims through the Public Prosecution, on behalf of the community, in the referred crimes and misdemeanors; investigation, processing and prosecution in accordance with the provisions of law.

3.Supervision of prisons and other places where criminal sentences are enforced.

4.Provide technical expertise to justice-concerned parties and other organs of the state.

5.Enforcing the official declaration of the judicial papers, lawsuit declaration, etc., in addition to executing sentences and executive bonds, accepting, depositing and disbursing the relevant sums, in accordance with the provisions of law.

6.Properties' registration, authentication and certification, in addition to establishing the relevant dates and signing on the commercial books, in accordance with the provisions of law.

7.Receipt and management of legacies that go to Kuwaiti minors, prolonged pregnancy and incompetent persons, taking care of their affairs in accordance with the provisions of law.

8.Inventory of the legacies of unknown persons or persons whose heirs are not known, or in the absence of some of them, keeping such legacies, in addition to non-Kuwaiti guardians of minors and receipt of the legacies transferred to them from government agencies, handing them over to the beneficiaries in accordance with the rules in force.

9.Cooperation with Arab and Islamic countries and organizations in the legal and judicial fields.