Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 223

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

English translation of the principle

Recourse to a general law where a special law exists is impermissible except as to matters left unregulated by the special law. Example in maritime carriage.
Arabic original
الرجوع إلى قانون عام في حالة وجود قانون خاص غير جائز إلا فيما فات تنظيمه في القانون الخاص. مثال في نقل بحرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٢/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 50. PDF pages: 50.

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