Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 604

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

English translation of the principle

No recourse is to be had to the provisions of the general law where a special law exists, except in respect of provisions omitted by the special law. The reason: the impermissibility of disregarding the special law in order to apply the general law. The condition for this. Each applies within its own scope.
Arabic original
لا يرجع إلي أحكام القانون العام مع قيام قانون خاص إلا فيما فات القانون الخاص من الأحكام. علة ذلك: عدم جواز إهدار القانون الخاص لإعمال القانون العام. شرط ذلك. سريان كل منهما في نطاقه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٢٩٧، ٣١١، ٣٣٧/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 133. PDF pages: 133.

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