Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 158

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

English translation of the principle

Private property. Protected by the Constitution and within the limits of the guarantees and compensation prescribed by the Law on Expropriation for Public Benefit. - The expropriating authority's obligation to compensate owners. Its source is the law, not an unlawful act.
Arabic original
الملكية الخاصة. مصونه بحكم الدستور وفي حدود ما نص عليه قانون نزع الملكية للمنفعة العامة من ضمانات وتعويض. - التزام الجهة نازعة الملكية بتعويض الملاك. مصدره القانون وليس العمل غير المشروع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 39. PDF pages: 39.

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