Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 328

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

English translation of the principle

The content of a legislative provision is not confined to the meaning indicated by its words and expressions in themselves. It also encompasses the meaning derived from its spirit. Article 1/1, Civil Code. - The contract is the law of the contracting parties. Neither may unilaterally rescind it, amend its provisions, or obtain exemption from its effects except within the limits permitted by agreement or prescribed by law, and the scope and content of the contract are subject to the law of the contract.
Arabic original
مضمون النص التشريعي لا يقتصر على المعنى الدالة عليه ألفاظه وعباراته في ذاتها. شموله كذلك المعنى المستمد من روحه. م ١/١ مدني. - العقد شريعة المتعاقدين. لا يجوز لأيهما أن يستقل بنقضه أو تعديل أحكامه أو الإعفاء من آثاره إلا في حدود ما يسمح به الاتفاق أو يقضي به القانون ويخضع نطاق العقد ومضمونه لقانون العقد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٨٢/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 70. PDF pages: 70.

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