Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 904

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment. The condition for its validity. The existence of a dispute brought before the court through judicial proceedings between two parties. Its criterion. The existence of a dispute between two parties over a right claimed by one against the other. An application involving no dispute with another, even if the legislature requires court authorization for its validity. No dispute between two parties need exist. Example concerning a minor’s share.
Arabic original
الحكم. شرط صحته. وجود نزاع يرفع إلى المحكمة بخصومة قضائية بين طرفين. مناطه. وجود نزاع بين طرفين على حق يطلبه أحدهما في مواجهة الآخر. الطلب الذي لا نزاع فيه مع الغير وإن استلزم المشرع لصحته أن تأذن به المحكمة. عدم لزوم قيام نزاع بين طرفين. مثال بشأن حصة قاصر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٨/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/١٢/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ١٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 195. PDF pages: 195.

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