Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 23

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

English translation of the principle

Prohibition of attachment of the private dwelling used as the residence of the Kuwaiti debtor and his family. Its condition. Occupation by the debtor and his family before the debt arose. The reason for this. What is meant by the arising of the debt. Its source. - The right to compensation. Arises from the unlawful act, not from the judgment rendered in the liability action. The reason for this.
Arabic original
حظر الحجز على السكن الخاص لإقامة المدين الكويتي وأسرته. شرطه. شغل المدين وأسرته قبل نشأة الدين. علة ذلك. المقصود بنشأة الدين. مصدره. - الحق في التعويض. ينشأ عن العمل غير المشروع وليس من الحكم الصادر في دعوى المسئولية. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧/٩٢ مدني جلسة ٣/٥/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٦٧)

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

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