Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 39

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

English translation of the principle

No recourse to the provisions of the general law where a special law exists, except in respect of provisions omitted by the special law. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
عدم الرجوع إلى أحكام القانون العام مع قيام القانون الخاص إلا فيما فات القانون الخاص من الأحكام. سبب ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٤/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 14. PDF pages: 14.

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