Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 994

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

English translation of the principle

Usufruct. Its definition. A principal real right attaching directly to the thing enjoyed. It grants its holder some of the owner's powers, such as use and exploitation of a thing owned by another, in accordance with the instrument creating it and within the period specified therein, and strips ownership of the rights of use and exploitation. - A contract creating a real right. Its effect. It imposes on the transferor an obligation concerning that right, specific performance of which is compelled by registration through an action for validity of the contract and by delivery before registration.
Arabic original
حق الانتفاع. تعريفه. حق عيني أصلي يقع مباشرة على الشيء المنتفع به. يخول صاحبه بعض سلطات المالك كاستعمال واستغلال الشيء المملوك للغير وفقاً للسند الذي أنشأه وفي الأجل المحدد به ويجرد حق الملكية من حقي الاستعمال والاستغلال. - عقد إنشاء الحق العيني. أثره. يرتب في ذمة المتصرف التزاماً بهذا الحق يجبر على تنفيذه عيناً بالتسجيل عن طريق دعوى صحة التعاقد وبالتسليم قبل التسجيل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/٩١ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٥/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 215. PDF pages: 215.

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