Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 160

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

English translation of the principle

Laws relating to prescription. Their application, from the time they enter into force, to every prescriptive period not yet completed, pursuant to the immediate effect of legislation. The portion of the prescriptive period that has run, determination of the moment at which it commenced, the manner of calculating it, and any causes of interruption or suspension affecting it. These are governed by the old law. The new law governs, in these respects, the period running under it. - 38 - The Law Its application in terms of place:
Arabic original
القوانين المتعلقة بالتقادم. سريانها من وقت العمل بها على كل تقادم لم يكتمل طبقاً للأثر المباشر للتشريع. المدة التي سرت من التقادم وتعيين اللحظة التي بدأتها فيها وكيفية حسابها وما طرأ عليها من أسباب الانقطاع أو الوقف. يحكمها القانون القديم. القانون الجديد يحكم المدة التي تسري في ظله من هذه المناحى. - ٣٨ - القانون سريانه من حيث المكان:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون٨٦٢،٨٥٩،٨٤٤،٨٤١،٨٣٥/٢٠٠٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/١٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج٣ ص ٣٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 38. PDF pages: 38.

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