Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 539

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

English translation of the principle

A new ground unrelated to public policy. Invoking it for the first time before the Court of Cassation is inadmissible. Example concerning criticism of a judgment with respect to its contravention of the provisions governing arbitration.
Arabic original
السبب الجديد الغير متعلق بالنظام العام. التحدي به لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز غير مقبول. مثال بشأن النعي على الحكم في خصوص مخالفته للنصوص المنظمة للتحكيم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٤/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/٣/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 422. PDF pages: 407.

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