Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 113

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Acquired rights. Whether their source is the law or a regulatory or individual administrative decision. They may not be impaired except by a law providing for retroactive effect. - Administrative decisions. Regulatory or individual. In principle, they apply only to what occurs from the date of - 357 - Civil Procedure their issuance. An administrative decision providing for its effect to extend to the past. This vitiates it for contravention of the law.
Arabic original
الحقوق المكتسبة. سواء كان مصدرها القانون أو قرار إداري لائحي أو فردي. لايجوز المساس بها إلا بقانون ينص فيه على الأثر الرجعي. - القرارات الإدارية. تنظيمية أو فردية . لاتسري في الأصل إلا على مايقع من تاريخ - ٣٥٧ - المرافعات صدورها. تضمن القرار الإداري انسحاب أثره على الماضي. يعيبه بمخالفة القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٣/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٣/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٤٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 357. PDF pages: 351–352.

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