Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 171

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

English translation of the principle

The new law. Its application, from its effective date, to legal positions formed after its entry into force, whether as regards their creation, their production of effects, or their termination; it also applies, by virtue of its immediate effect, to future effects arising from legal positions predating it. Example.
Arabic original
القانون الجديد. سريانه من تاريخ العمل به على المراكز القانونية التي تتكون بعد نفاذه سواء في نشأتها أو إنتاجها لآثارها أو في انقضائها كما يسري على الآثار المستقبلية التي تترتب على المراكز القانونية السابقة عليه بما له من أثر مباشر. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٠، ١٣٤/٢٠١١ عمالي جلسة ٣١/١٠/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٢٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 371. PDF pages: 365.

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