Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 230

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

English translation of the principle

Recourse to a general law where a special law exists is not permissible except in matters left unregulated by the special law. Example in maritime carriage.
Arabic original
الرجوع إلى قانون عام في حالة وجود قانون خاص غير جائز إلا فيما فات تنظيمه في القانون الخاص. مثال في نقل بحري.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٢/١٩٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص ٤٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 384. PDF pages: 378.

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