Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 235

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

English translation of the principle

A legislative provision. Its content is not confined to what its words and phrases signify. It encompasses the meaning derived from the spirit or implication of the provision. Art. 1/1, Civil Code.
Arabic original
النص التشريعي. عدم اقتصار مضمونه على ما تدل عليه ألفاظه وعباراته. شموله المعنى المستمد من روح النص أو مفهومه. م١/١ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٥/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٣/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣١)

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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