Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2998

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

English translation of the principle

The contracting parties' breach of a rule relating to public policy. Absolute nullity of the contract. - Failure to challenge the judgment's implicit ruling that an absolutely void contract is valid. Its acquisition of the force of res judicata, which prevails over public policy.
Arabic original
مخالفة المتعاقدين قاعدة متعلقة بالنظلم العام. بطلان العقد بطلاناً مطلقاً. - عدم النعي على ما تضمنه الحكم من قضاء ضمني بصحة عقد باطل بطلاناً مطلقاً. اكتسابه قوة الأمر المقضي التي تسمو على النظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٤/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٥/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 559. PDF pages: 559.

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