Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2804

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

English translation of the principle

Res judicata. Its basis. What falls outside its scope: a settlement agreement, since it is no more than a purely non-contentious judicial act that does not determine an existing dispute between the parties and therefore does not have the authority of judgments.
Arabic original
حجية الشيء المقضي. مناطها. ما يخرج من نطاقها: عقدالصلح إذ لا يعدو أن يكون عملاً ولائياً بحتاً لا يفصل به في خصومة قائمة بين الطرفين وبالتالي فلا تكون له حجية الأحكام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤١/٩٥ مدني جلسة ٢٠/١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ٤٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 519. PDF pages: 519.

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