Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1999

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

English translation of the principle

Provisions prescribing special limitation periods for certain rights. They must be interpreted narrowly. They apply only to the specific cases they encompass; matters falling outside them are subject to the general rule in Article 438 of the Civil Code.
Arabic original
النصوص التي تقرر مدد تقادم خاصة لبعض الحقوق. وجوب تفسيرها تفسيراً ضيقاً. عدم سريانها إلا على الحالات التي تضمنتها بالذات، خضوع ما يخرج عنها للقاعدة العامة الواردة بنص المادة ٤٣٨ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٧١/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٢/٢/٢٠٠٧ المجلة س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٣٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 379. PDF pages: 379.

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