Nepotism is a form of corruption that threatens the main components of states since it’s a phenomenon that poses a real threat to the stability of social, cultural, and economic security in society due to the absence of standards of justice and equality therein. This phenomenon has clearly spread in the majority of Arab countries, including Kuwait, which continues to suffer from fluctuations in its global and regional ranking, up and down, despite its accession to the international and Arab anti-corruption convention, and despite the promulgation of a specific law concerning combating corruption. In this research, the goal is to clarify the concept of nepotism and its relationship with corruption by considering the causes and effects in the reality of Kuwaiti society and then show the position of the penal legislature regarding it and the extent to which its provisions are consistent with the international and regional conventions. For this reason, the descriptive and analytical methods were followed in presenting the content to arrive at conclusions and recommendations that will be hopefully reformative and guarantee limiting the spread of this phenomenon.
Part of the book: Corruption