Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 71

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

English translation of the principle

A time limit prescribed by law in months. It must be calculated month by month without regard to the number of days in each of the months falling within the time limit. An example concerning the effective date of Law 40 of 1972.
Arabic original
الميعاد الذي ينص عليه القانون مقدراً بالشهور. وجوب احتسابه شهراً بشهر دون التفات لعدد الأيام في كل شهر من الشهور المتداخلة في الميعاد. مثال بشأن تاريخ العمل بالقانون ٤٠ لسنة ١٩٧٢.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/١٩٧٢ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٣/١٩٧٣ - مج ٧ س ص ٢١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 20. PDF pages: 20.

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