Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 31

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

English translation of the principle

Subsequent general legislation does not impliedly repeal earlier special legislation. - The Maritime Commerce Law, as a general law, did not repeal the Brussels Convention, as a special law. Recourse must be had to it within its scope of application.
Arabic original
التشريع العام اللاحق لا ينسخ ضمناً التشريع الخاص السابق. - قانون التجارة البحرية باعتباره قانوناً عاماً لم ينسخ معاهدة بروكسل باعتبارها قانوناً خاصاً. وجوب الرجوع إليها في مجال تطبيقها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص ٤٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 343. PDF pages: 337.

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