Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 231

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

English translation of the principle

Where the provisions of the law are clear, their validity and motives may not be investigated for the purpose of interpreting them. The occasion for that is when the provision is ambiguous.
Arabic original
متى كانت نصوص القانون واضحة. فلا يجوز البحث عن صحتها ودواعيها لتفسيرها. محل ذلك عند غموض النص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٨/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص ٤٥١)

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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