Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1404

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

English translation of the principle

Duress invalidating consent. What constitutes it. Assessment of the means of duress, their degree of gravity, and their effect upon the contracting party's mind. A factual matter exclusively assessed by the trial judge. The condition thereof. That the judge base his ruling on sound reasons. An unsound example of annulment of a contract for duress.
Arabic original
الإكراه المبطل للرضاء. ما يحققه. تقدير وسائل الإكراه. ومبلغ جسامتها وتأثيرها في نفس المتعاقد. واقع يستقل بتقديره قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك. أن يقيم قضاءه على أسباب سائغة. مثال غير سائغ على إبطال العقد للإكراه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١/٩٣ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 288. PDF pages: 288.

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