Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 140

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

English translation of the principle

The new law. Its application immediately upon taking effect to positions formed after its entry into force, whether as to their creation, production of effects, or termination. Its application to future effects arising from previous legal positions. The exception. The effects of dispositions concluded under the old law. They remain subject to it. The condition for this. That the provisions of the new law do not concern public order.
Arabic original
القانون الجديد. سريانه فور العمل به على المر اكز التي تتكون بعد نفاذه سواء في نشأتها أو إنتاجها لآثارها أو في انقضائها. سريانه على الآثار المستقبلة التي تترتب على المراكز القانونية السابقة. الاستثناء. آثار التصرفات المبرمة في ظل القانون القديم. بقاؤها خاضعة له. شرط ذلك. أن لا تكون أحكام القانون الجديد متعلقة بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٥٧٥،٥٥٣،٥٥١،٥٤٧،٥١٧/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٢/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٣٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 33. PDF pages: 33.

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