Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1087

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

English translation of the principle

The decisive oath. It belongs to the litigant, not the judge. Its import: the judge must direct it whenever its conditions are met. He may refuse to direct it if he considers that the person requesting it has abused this request. - The decisive oath. It may be directed only in matters of fact, not matters of law. Its inclusion of legal matters. Its effect. The person requesting it is deemed to have abused the request to direct it. An example. - 232 - The Right
Arabic original
اليمين الحاسمة. ملك للخصم لا للقاضي. مؤدي ذلك: على القاضي توجيهها متى توافرت شروطها. وله رفض توجيهها إذا رأي أن طالبها تعسف في هذا الطلب. - اليمين الحاسمة. عدم جواز توجيهها إلا في مسائل الواقع دون مسائل القانون. اشتمالها على مسائل قانونية. أثره. اعتبار طالبها متعسفاً في طلب توجيهها. مثال. - ٢٣٢ - الحق
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٧/١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 232. PDF pages: 232.

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