Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 887

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

English translation of the principle

The employee’s governmental relationship. A regulatory relationship governed by laws and regulations. Official status confers upon the employee a general legal position whose regulation is subject to what those laws prescribe. Its effect. The rule of performing an obligation through compensation if it is not performed in kind may not be invoked in the employee’s relationship with the Government. Rationale thereof.
Arabic original
علاقة الموظف الحكومية. علاقة تنظيمية تحكمها القوانين واللوائح. الصفة الوظيفية تخص الموظف بمركز قانوني عام يخضع في تنظيمه لما تفرضه هذه القوانين. أثره. عدم جواز التحدي في علاقة الموظف بالحكومة بقاعدة تنفيذ الالتزام بالتعويض إذا لم ينفذ عيناً. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٨/١٩٧٣ تجاري جلسة ٨/٥/١٩٧٤ مج سبع سنوات ص ٢٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 270. PDF pages: 267.

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