Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1424

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

English translation of the principle

Duress invalidating consent. It arises by threatening the coerced person with grave and imminent danger to his person or property, or by using other means of pressure that he cannot withstand or escape, capable of producing fear that induces him to acknowledge acceptance of what he would not have accepted voluntarily. Example. - 290 - Obligation
Arabic original
الإكراه المبطل للرضاء. تحققه بتهديد المُكره بخطر جسيم محدق بنفسه أو بماله أو باستعمال وسائل ضغط أخرى لا قبل له باحتمالها أو التخلص منها من شأنها حصول رهبة تحمله على الإقرار بقبول ما لم يكن يقبله اختياراً. مثال. - ٢٩٠ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٦/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٢٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 290. PDF pages: 290.

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