Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 115

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

English translation of the principle

The administrative contract. Its nature. Its subjection to a special regime. Its inclusion of unusual and exceptional terms. The reason. Therefor is to safeguard public services. - The administration's right to impose financial penalties during performance of the contract for the other party's breach of its obligations. The contract having fulfilled its purposes. Its effect. Preclusion of imposing a penalty, but this does not extinguish its right to claim compensation for damage it sustained during performance.
Arabic original
العقد الإداري. ماهيته. خضوعه لنظام خاص. تضمينه شروط غير مألوفة واستثنائية. علة. ذلك تأمين المرافق العامة. - حق الإدارة في توقيع الجزاءات المالية أثناء تنفيذ العقد عن إخلال الطرف الآخر بالتزاماته استنفاد العقد أغراضه. أثره. امتناع توقيع الجزاء لكنه لا يسقط حقها في المطالبة بالتعويض عن الأضرار التي لحقتها أثناء التنفيذ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٣/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 31. PDF pages: 31.

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