Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2328

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

English translation of the principle

An obligation to be performed within a specified period - occurrence of force majeure rendering its performance impossible during the time in which performance is due. Its effect. It is regarded as a supervening circumstance rendering performance of the obligation impossible, and the obligation is extinguished thereby without liability for its non-performance, unlike temporary impossibility, which merely suspends it.
Arabic original
الالتزام الواجب تنفيذه في أمد محدد - حدوث قوة قاهرة جعلت تنفيذه مستحيلاً خلال الوقت الواجب التنفيذ فيه. أثرها. اعتبارها ظرفاً طارئاً يستحيل معه تنفيذ الالتزام وينقضي بها الالتزام دون تحمل تبعة عدم تنفيذه خلافاً للاستحالة المؤقتة التي تقتصر على وقفه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٥/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١/٣/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 432. PDF pages: 432.

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