Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1405

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

English translation of the principle

Duress vitiating consent. Its nature. How it occurs, its effect, and what is required for its existence. Assessment of its existence or absence. Independently determined by the judge of merits.
Arabic original
الإكراه المبطل للرضاء. ماهيته. وكيف يتحقق وأثره وما يلزم لقيامه. تقدير توافره أو عدم توافره. يستقل به قاضي الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٧/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٧)

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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