Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 102

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

English translation of the principle

Acquired rights. Whether their source is the law or a regulatory or individual administrative decision. They may not be prejudiced except by a law providing for retroactive effect. - Administrative decisions. Regulatory or individual. In principle, they apply only to events occurring from the date of their issuance. An administrative decision providing for its effects to extend to the past. Vitiates it by violation of the law.
Arabic original
الحقوق المكتسبة. سواء كان مصدرها القانون أو قرار إداري لائحي أو فردي. لا يجوز المساس بها إلا بقانون ينص فيه على الأثر الرجعي. - القرارات الإدارية. تنظيمية أو فردية. لا تسري في الأصل إلا على ما يقع من تاريخ صدورها. تضمن القرار الإداري انسحاب أثره على الماضي. يعيبه بمخالفة القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٣/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٣/١٩٩٢ 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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