Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1691

State of Kuwait · Administrative Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Considering a contract administrative. Its condition. One of its parties must be a public legal person contracting in its capacity as a public authority, the contract must relate to the activity of a public service, and it must be characterized by adopting the public-law method through the exceptional conditions it contains in relation to private-law relationships.
Arabic original
اعتبار العقد إدارياً. شرطه. أن يكون أحد طرفيه شخصاً معنوياً عاماً يتعاقد بوصفه سلطة عامة وأن يتصل العقد بنشاط مرفق عام وأن يتسم بانتهاج أسلوب القانون العام فيما يتضمنه من شروط استثنائية بالنسبة لروابط القانون الخاص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٨١/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص ٥٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 485. PDF pages: 482.

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