Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1342

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

English translation of the principle

The function of the Court of Cassation is to examine violations of law concerning what was before the appellate court, not what had not previously been submitted to it. An example concerning a defence raised before the court of first instance and adjudicated by it but not submitted to the Court of Appeal.
Arabic original
مهمة محكمة التمييز هي النظر في مخالفة القانون في صدد ما كان معروضاً على المحكمة الاستئنافية لا فيما لم يسبق عرضه عليها. مثال بشأن دفع أثير أمام محكمة الدرجة الأولى وفصلت فيه ولم يطرح على محكمة الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١١/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٨/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص ٥٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 631. PDF pages: 625.

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