Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 318

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

English translation of the principle

Legal rules operate with their underlying rationale, existing when it exists and ceasing when it ceases. There is no room to depart from the general provision or to interpret it.
Arabic original
الأحكام القانونية تدور مع علتها وجوداً وعدماً. لا محل للخروج على النص العام أو تأويله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٥٥/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٦/٥/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ٣٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 69. PDF pages: 69.

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