Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 43

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

English translation of the principle

Subsequent general legislation. Does not impliedly repeal earlier special legislation. The latter is regarded as an exception to the rules of the new legislation. Its condition. That the new legislation is not formulated so as to exclude every exception, or that the two enactments do not conflict in a manner making clear the legislature's intention to repeal the earlier one. Example concerning the enactment of the Civil Code after Law 92 of 1976.
Arabic original
التشريع العام اللاحق. لا ينسخ ضمناً التشريع الخاص السابق عليه. اعتباره استثناءً وارداً على قواعد التشريع الجديد. شرطه. ألا يصاغ التشريع الجديد على نحو يستبعد كل استثناء أو يتعارض التشريعان بما يتضح معه استهداف المشرع نسخ السابق عليه. مثال بشأن صدور القانون المدني عقب القانون ٩٢ لسنة ١٩٧٦.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٥/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٢٢/٤/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٣١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 15. PDF pages: 15.

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