Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 195

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 their application to what occurs from the date of its entry into force, without any effect upon legal positions completed before it, unless otherwise provided. The new law’s connection with public order. Its application to effects arising from the time it enters into force, even if arising from legal positions preceding it. Its application in respect of those addressed by its provisions:
Arabic original
أحكام القانون. الأصل سريانها على ما يقع من تاريخ نفاذه دون أي أثر بالنسبة لما تم قبله من مراكز قانوية 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. سريانه في شأن المخاطبين بأحكامه:
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 44. PDF pages: 44.

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