Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 224

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

English translation of the principle

Reliance on the legislative rationale. There is no basis for it except where the provision is obscure or ambiguous. A provision whose meaning is clear and unambiguous. It is impermissible to depart from it or construe it under the pretext of seeking guidance from the rationale that prompted it.
Arabic original
الاستناد إلى الحكمة من التشريع. لا وجه لها إلا عند غموض النص أو وجود لبس فيه. النص الواضح الجلي المعنى. عدم جواز الخروج عليه أو تأويله بدعوى الاستهداء بالحكمة التي أملته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٧٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٧٦ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٢١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 383. PDF pages: 377.

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