Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The constitutional provision that Islamic Sharia is a principal source of legislation. Its implication. A direction to the legislature towards an Islamic orientation, but it did not make it the sole source of legislation. The effect of this. The judge’s obligation to apply the provisions that the legislature derives from other sources. An example concerning interest.
Arabic original
النص في الدستور على أن الشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي للتشريع. مؤداه. توجيه للمشرع وجهة إسلامية لكنه لم يجعلها مصدراً وحيداً للتشريع. أثر ذلك. التزام القاضي بتطبيق النصوص التي يستقيها المشرع من مصادر أخرى. مثال في فوائد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني- المجلد الثالث ص ٤١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 7. PDF pages: 7.

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