Dr. Nasser Hussein Mohsen Al Ajmi
Assistant professor – Public Law – Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences – Kuwait

Abstract:

The original of the meetings of the National Assembly is public, so that the citizens can attend and see what is going on in them. However, these meetings can be closely held on the basis of this origin, and this way may be necessary in accordance with the law of the succession of the Emirate to discuss issues related to validity Legal or health of the Emir of the country or the Crown Prince. Such closed session may also be possible as determined by the National Assembly in the interest of the country. Through this study, we seek to demonstrate a contradiction of the closed meetings of the National Assembly with the principles of democracy, which necessitates informing the people about the actions of the National Assembly, which acts on behalf of the people in carrying out their duties, whether legislative or observation.
We have reached that the public sessions, which are originally in line with the principles of democracy and aimed at achieving the public interest, and that the exception of the closed meetings must also be for the public interest because of the importance and sensitivity of the issues raised in these sessions, but this exception should be in the narrowest range , And does not expand it so as not to justify the infringement on the sovereignty of the people the source of all authorities, but the confidentiality must always be for the benefit of the public as well.
Keywords: parliamentary sessions, public meetings, private meetings, the national assembly, democracy.

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