Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2693

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

English translation of the principle

Sale contract. A consensual contract. Its conclusion by a person belonging by nationality to an Arab country for real estate. Permissible. The condition for this. Issuance of a decree granting that person this right. Contravention thereof. Its effect. Absolute nullity of the disposition because it concerns public policy. Its effect. Restoration of everything to its original state.
Arabic original
عقد البيع. عقد رضائي. انعقاده المنتمي بجنسيته لبلد عربي للعقارات. جائز. شرط ذلك. صدور مرسوم يمنحه هذا الحق. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. بطلان التصرف بطلاناً مطلقاً لتعلقه بالنظام العام. أثر ذلك. إعادة كل شيء إلى أصله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣/٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 498. PDF pages: 498.

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