Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 237

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

English translation of the principle

Where the statutory text is clear and manifest, there is no room to seek guidance from the legislative rationale; that is appropriate when the text is ambiguous.
Arabic original
متى كان النص القانوني واضحاً حلياً فلا محل للاستهداء بحكمة التشريع محل ذلك عند غموض النص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٤/٧/١٩٨٨ 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 385. PDF pages: 379.

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