Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1628
State of Kuwait · Administrative Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The binding force of judgments. Limited to the parties to the proceedings therein. It does not extend to persons outside them. The rationale: application of the rule of the relative effect of judgments. An example: the court's failure to respond to an immaterial defence that would not change the view taken in the action. - Its authority in matters of evidence:-
Arabic original
حجية الأحكام. قصرها على أطراف الخصومة فيها. لا تتعداها إلى الخارجين عنها. علة ذلك: إعمالاً لقاعدة نسبية الأحكام. مثال: لإغفال المحكمة الرد على دفاع غير جوهري لا يترتب عليه تغيير الرأي في الدعوى. - سلطتها في مسائل الإثبات:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٩٧/٢٠٠٧ إداري جلسة ٢٦/١٠/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٨ ج٣ ص٢٣)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 465. PDF pages: 462.
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