Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1420

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

English translation of the principle

Assignment of personal rights. A principle that does not apply without qualification. Its impediments. Such statutory prohibitions of assignment for particular considerations as may be prescribed so that the subject matter of the obligation is lawful. Example: the prohibition on transferring a license to exploit State property outside the planning line.
Arabic original
حوالة الحقوق الشخصية. مبدأ لا يجري على إطلاقه. موانعه. ما قد ينص عليه القانون من عدم جواز الحوالة لاعتبارات معينة ليكون محل الالتزام مشروعاً. مثال: عدم جواز التنازل عن ترخيص استغلال أملاك الدولة خارج خط التنظيم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٥٠، ١٥٢/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 269. PDF pages: 269.

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