Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2698
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The sale contract. A consensual contract. Its conclusion in a special form. Not required. - A foreigner’s ownership of real property. Impermissible. An Arab belonging by nationality to an Arab country. His ownership of real property is permissible. The condition therefor. Issuance of a decree granting him this right. Contravention thereof. Its effect. Absolute nullity of the disposition, relating to public policy, with the resulting restoration of everything to its original state.
Arabic original
عقد البيع. عقد رضائي. انعقاده في شكل خاص. غير لازم. - تملك الأجنبي لعقار. غير جائز. العربي المنتمي بجنسيته لبلد عربي. تملكه للعقارات جائز. شرط ذلك. صدور مرسوم يمنحه هذا الحق. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. بطلان التصرف بطلاناً مطلقاً متعلقاً بالنظام العام بما يرتبه من إعادة كل شيء إلى أصله.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٥٣/٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٦٤)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 524.
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