Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1072

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Provisions and rules that the judge must apply when issuing judgments. Their nature. Impermissibility of relying on rules of equity as a source of legislation in the absence of a provision, rules of Islamic jurisprudence, or custom as a formal subsidiary source provided for in the law. Article 1, Civil Code.
Arabic original
النصوص والقواعد التي يتعين على القاضي إعمالها عند إصدار الأحكام. ماهيتها. عدم جواز استناده إلى قواعد العدالة باعتبارها مصدراً للتشريع عند عدم وجود نص أو أحكام الفقه الإسلامي أو العرف كمصدر رسمي احتياطي مما نص عليه في القانون. م ١ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٠٦، ٢٠٧/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ١٨/٣/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٣٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 208. PDF pages: 208.

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