Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4456

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

English translation of the principle

Allocation of property to public use. Its effect. Its becoming public property if owned by the State or a public juridical person. Individuals' property is not regarded as such unless the State acquires it by any of the means of acquiring ownership. The reason for this. Ownership remains vested in its owner until another acquires it from him through the means of acquiring it.
Arabic original
تخصيص المال للمنفعة العامة. أثره. صيرورتها أموالاً عامة إذا كانت مملوكة للدولة أو أحد الأشخاص الاعتبارية العامة. أموال الأفراد لا تعد كذلك إلا إذا تملكتها الدولة بأي من طرق كسب الملكية. علة ذلك. بقاء الملكية معقودة لصاحبها إلى أن يتملكها منه غيره بطرق كسبها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٢٤/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 876.

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