Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 729

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

English translation of the principle

The debtor imprisonment regime. Its difference in provisions and conditions from the travel ban regime. The general rule is that imprisonment and travel ban orders are issued against the debtor as a natural person. A private legal person that is a debtor refusing enforcement. Issuance of the imprisonment order against the person to whose act the refusal is attributable.
Arabic original
نظام حبس المدين. اختلافه في أحكامه وشروطه عن نظام المنع من السفر. الأصل صدور الأمر بالحبس والمنع من السفر ضد المدين كشخص طبيعي. الشخص الاعتباري الخاص المدين الممتنع عن التنفيذ. صدور الأمر بالحبس على من يكون الامتناع راجعاً إلى فعله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/٨٦ مدني جلسة ٢٢/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٤٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 162. PDF pages: 162.

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