Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 48

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

English translation of the principle

A non-Kuwaiti employee may be appointed only on a temporary basis and solely by contract. Consequence: in his employment relationship with the entity for which he works, he is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the contract concluded between him and that entity, to the exclusion of any other provisions concerning employees contained in the Civil Service Law, unless the contract lacks a provision regulating a particular matter. Example.
Arabic original
الموظف غير الكويتي لا يجري تعيينه إلا بصفة مؤقتة وبطريق التعاقد فقط. مؤدي ذلك: خضوعه في علاقته الوظيفية بالجهة التي يعمل بها للشروط والأحكام الواردة بالعقد المبرم بينه وبين تلك الجهة وذلك دون غيرها مما يكون قد ورد بشأن الموظفين في قانون الخدمة المدنية إلا إذا خلا العقد من نص ينظم مسألة بعينها. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٦/١٩٩٨ إداري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٤٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 19. PDF pages: 16.

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