Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 174

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

English translation of the principle

Establishing the retroactivity of a law depends upon a special provision, even if it affects rights nourished by an administrative decision. - Non-retroactivity of an administrative decision even if it is defective through violation of the law.
Arabic original
تقرير رجعية القانون رهن بنص خاص ولو مست حقوقاً مسمدة من قرار إداري. - عدم رجعية القرار الإداري ولو كان معيباً بمخالفة القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٦/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص ٤٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 372. PDF pages: 366.

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