Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1124

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

English translation of the principle

Extinction of a right by prescription. Unknown in Islamic jurisprudence. Its making the passage of time a bar to hearing an action claiming the right.
Arabic original
سقوط الحق بالتقادم. غير معروف بالفقه الإسلامي. ترتيبه منع سماع الدعوى بالحق على مرور الزمان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣١٩، ٣٤١/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/٥/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ١١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 239. PDF pages: 239.

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