Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 236

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

English translation of the principle

A special legal rule does not repeal general rules but constitutes an exception to them.
Arabic original
القاعدة القانونية الخاصة لا تلغى القواعد العامة بل تستثنى منها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٠٨، ١١٦/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 52. PDF pages: 52.

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