Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 128

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

English translation of the principle

Laws relating to prescription. Their application from the time they enter into force. Its implication. The old law governs the period of prescription that ran under it, and the new law governs the period that runs under it.
Arabic original
القوانين المتعلقة بالتقادم. سريانها من وقت العمل بها. مؤداه. القانون القديم يحكم المدة التي سرت من التقادم في ظله والقانون الجديد يحكم ما سري منها في ظله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢١٩، ٢٢٠/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٩/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 30. PDF pages: 30.

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