Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2246

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

English translation of the principle

The contract is the law of the contracting parties. The implication of this. - A judgment's disregard of what the contracting parties agreed upon. A violation of the law requiring its cassation. Example.
Arabic original
العقد شريعة المتعاقدين. مؤدى ذلك. - إهدار الحكم لما اتفق عليه المتعاقدان. مخالفة للقانون توجب تمييزه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٨/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 418. PDF pages: 418.

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