Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 101

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

English translation of the principle

Retroactivity may be established only by a law in non-criminal matters. Its implication. Administrative decisions apply only to events occurring from the date of their issuance by the competent authority. A provision in an administrative decision extending its effect to the past. Its lack of effect as regards such retroactivity, because it contravenes the provisions of the Constitution, which prevail over ordinary laws.
Arabic original
الرجعية لا تكون إلا بقانون في غير المواد الجزائية. مؤدي ذلك. القرارات الإدارية لا تسري إلا على ما يقع من تاريخ صدورها ممن يملكها. النص في القرار الإداري على انسحاب أثره على الماضي. انعدام أثره بخصوص هذه الرجعية لمخالفته أحكام الدستور التي تعلو على القوانين العادية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٤/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 25. PDF pages: 25.

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