Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2252

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. Neither may unilaterally revoke it, amend its provisions, or obtain exemption from its effects except within the limits permitted by the agreement or prescribed by law. - Inferring that a contracting party has performed his obligation and ascertaining the facts of the case. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
العقد شريعة المتعاقدين. لا يجوز لأيهما أن يستقل بنقضه أو تعديل أحكامه أو الإعفاء من آثاره إلا في حدود ما يسمح به الاتفاق أو يقضي به القانون. - استخلاص قيام المتعاقد بتنفيذ التزامه وتحصيل فهم الواقع في الدعوى. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٥٦/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 419. PDF pages: 419.

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