Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 239

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

English translation of the principle

Provisions of law prescribing special limitation periods for certain rights. They must be interpreted narrowly so that they apply only to the specific cases they encompass.
Arabic original
نصوص القانون التي تقرر تقادم بعض الحقوق بمدد خاصة. وجوب تفسيرها تفسيراً ضيقاً بحيث لا تسري إلا على الحالات التي تضمنتها بالذات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٠/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣٢)

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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