Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1089

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 definition. Article 30 of the Civil Code. Example. - The employer's establishment of regulations containing a promotion system based on equal opportunity and fairness in employment. Its not being obliged to promote the employee even if he satisfies all promotion conditions. No defect. The rationale therefor. Promotion is not an acquired right of the worker. Its implication. The employer independently determines the appropriate time for promotion. The condition therefor. Its decision must be free from suspicion of arbitrariness and abuse of authority.
Arabic original
التعسف في استعمال الحق. تعريفه. م ٣٠ من القانون المدني. مثال. - وضع جهة العمل لائحة تتضمن نظاماً للترقيات يستند على مبدأ تكافؤ الفرص والعدالة الوظيفية. عدم التزامها بترقية الموظف ولو توافرت فيه جميع شروط الترقية. لا عيب. علة ذلك. أن الترقية ليست حقاً مكتسباً للعامل. مؤدي ذلك. استقلال جهة العمل بتقدير الوقت الملائم للترقية. شرط ذلك. خلو قرارها من شبهة التعسف وإساءة استعمال السلطة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩/٢٠٠٤ عمالي جلسة ١٤/٢/٢٠٠٥ 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 233. PDF pages: 233.

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