Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1079

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

English translation of the principle

Abuse of a right. Its criterion. - Assessment of abuse and excess in the exercise of a right. Within the unfettered discretion of the trial judge. The condition thereof.
Arabic original
التعسف في استعمال الحق. مناطه. - تقدير التعسف والغلو في استعمال الحق. من إطلاقات قاضي الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٥/٩٨ مدني جلسة ١٥/٣/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 231. PDF pages: 231.

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