Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1723

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

English translation of the principle

The rule for civil actions is that they are brought before the civil courts. The exception: bringing them before the criminal courts whenever the civil claimant has suffered harm because of the criminal action. Article 111 of the Criminal Procedures and Trials Law. That competence relates to public order because it concerns jurisdiction.
Arabic original
الأصل في الدعاوى المدنية أنها ترفع إلى المحاكم المدنية. الاستثناء: رفعها أمام المحاكم الجزائية متى أصاب المدعي بالحقوق المدنية ضرر بسبب الدعوى الجزائية. المادة ١١١ قانون الإجراءات والمحاكمات الجزائية. تعلق ذلك الاختصاص بالنظام العام لتعلقه بالولاية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١/٢٠٠٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/٧/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٤ ج ٣ ص ٤٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 445. PDF pages: 442.

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