Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1160

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

English translation of the principle

A natural obligation. Its suitability as the cause of a civil obligation. What is meant thereby. The debtor’s undertaking of a natural obligation which he knows he is not compelled to perform. The obligation is validly constituted and the debtor becomes bound by a civil obligation which he is compelled to perform. Article 283 of the Civil Code. - 221 - Obligation
Arabic original
الالتزام الطبيعي. صلاحيته سبباً لالتزام مدني. المقصود به. تعهد المدين بالتزام طبيعي يعلم أنه غير مجبر على الوفاء به. وقوع الالتزام صحيحاً ويصبح المدين ملزماً بالتزام مدني يجبر على الوفاء به. م ٢٨٣ مدني. - ٢٢١ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٣/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ١٨/٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٤٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 221. PDF pages: 221.

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