Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2267

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

English translation of the principle

The three-year prescription provided in Article 32/1 of Law 6/1961, corresponding to Article 253/1 of the Civil Code. An exceptional prescription specific to an action for compensation for an unlawful act. It does not apply to obligations arising directly from the law.
Arabic original
التقادم الثلاثي المنصوص عليه في م ٣٢/١ ق ٦/١٩٦١ المقابلة للمادة ٢٥٣/١ مدني. تقادم استثنائي خاص بدعوى التعويض عن العمل غير المشروع. عدم سريانه على الالتزامات الناشئة مباشرة عن القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 439. PDF pages: 439.

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