Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 188

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

English translation of the principle

Recourse to the general law is impermissible where a special law exists. Regulation of obligations arising from unlawful acts by Law 6/1961. They must be applied rather than what is contained in the Majalla of Judicial Rules.
Arabic original
عدم جواز الرجوع إلى القانون العام مع قيام قانون خاص. تنظيم الالتزامات الناشئة عن العمل غير المشروع بالقانون ٦/١٩٦١. وجوب تطبيقها دون ما تضمنه مجلة الأحكام العدلية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٨ مدني جلسة ٢٦/٢/١٩٧٩ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٢٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 375. PDF pages: 369.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace