Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 154

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

English translation of the principle

Provisions of the law. The general rule is that they apply to what occurs from the date of its entry into force, without any effect on legal positions completed before it, unless otherwise provided. The new law's relation to public order. Its application to effects arising from the time of its entry into force, even if arising from legal positions predating it.
Arabic original
أحكام القانون. الأصل سريانها على ما يقع من تاريخ نفاذه دون أي أثر بالنسبة لما تم قبله من مراكز قانونية ما لم ينص على خلاف ذلك. تعلق القانون الجديد بالنظام العام. سريانه على الآثار التي تترتب من وقت نفاذه ولو كانت ناشئة عن مراكز قانونية سابقة عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٨/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٣/١١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٢٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 36. PDF pages: 36.

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