Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1754

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

English translation of the principle

The effect of the contract. It is confined to its parties. The rights arising from it and the obligations generated by it extend only to its contracting parties and their universal successors. The parties to the contract may not, by their agreement, create an obligation incumbent upon a third party.
Arabic original
أثر العقد. يقتصر على طرفيه. لا تنصرف الحقوق الناشئة عنه والالتزامات المتولدة منه إلا إلى عاقديه وخلفهما العام. ليس لطرفي العقد أن يرتبا باتفاقهما التزاماً في ذمه الغير.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٢٩، ٣٣٤/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 343. PDF pages: 343.

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