Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1272

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Judgments rendered in personal status matters have temporary res judicata effect. The reason for this. - Res judicata precluding the renewed submission of the dispute. Its criterion. - The judgment's violation of res judicata. Renders it defective.
Arabic original
الأحكام الصادرة في مسائل الأحوال الشخصية حجيتها مؤقتة. علة ذلك. - حجية الأمر المقضي المانعة من إعادة طرح النزاع. مناطها. - مخالفة الحكم لحجية الأمر المقضي. يعيبه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠١/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 568. PDF pages: 553.

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