Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 133

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

English translation of the principle

Actions brought pursuant to the provisions of Laws 18/1969 and 8/1980. Their admissibility. Its condition. They must be brought within one year from the date Law 33 of 2000 came into operation. The reason thereof. Provisions of laws. Their application to what occurs from the date they come into operation. Retroactivity of laws in non-criminal matters. It may only be by law. Procedures completed pursuant to the Law of Procedure remain valid. Its condition. No provision to the contrary.
Arabic original
الدعاوى المقامة وفقاً لأحكام القانونين ١٨/١٩٦٩ و ٨/١٩٨٠. قبولها. شرطه. أن ترفع خلال سنة من تاريخ العمل بالقانون ٣٣ لسنة ٢٠٠٠. علة ذلك. أحكام القوانين. سريانها على ما يقع من تاريخ العمل بها. رجعية القوانين في غير المواد الجزائية. لا تكون إلا بقانون. بقاء ما تم من إجراءات وفقاً لقانون المرافعات صحيحاً. شرطه. عدم النص على غير ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٣/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ١٧/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٣١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 31. PDF pages: 31.

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