The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court and its Role in Protecting the Fundamental Liberties

The chapter relates to the Kuwaiti constitutional judiciary and deals with the issue of how the cases reach the court, and the most important legisla-tions governing the court’s formation and works. The chapter also analyzes some cases that dealt with the issue of Islamic law and its impact, whether directly or indirectly, on women in the rulings of the Constitutional Court of Kuwait. We will address some cases that were brought before the court because they contained legislation that affect women’s rights in different aspects, whether their political right, or their right to be treated equally, or their right to free movement. The chapter finds how the constitutional court faced such challenges by providing pro-women interpretations through reconciling the Islamic law with the constitutional principles.