Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 218

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

English translation of the principle

Reliance on the rationale of legislation. There is no basis for it except where the text is obscure or ambiguous. A text whose meaning is clear and plain. It may not be departed from or construed under the pretext of being guided by the rationale that prompted it.
Arabic original
الاستناد إلى الحكمة من التشريع. لا وجه لها إلا عند غموض النص أو وجود لبس فيه. النص الواضح الجلى المعنى. عدم جواز الخروج عليه أو تأويله بدعوى الاستهداء بالحكمة التي أملته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٧٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٧٦- مج ٧ س ص ٢١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 49. PDF pages: 49.

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