Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 319

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

English translation of the principle

A provision may not be particularised or restricted so long as it is general, unrestricted, express, clear and conclusive as to its intended meaning. - Exemption of Kuwaiti citizens from private-car instalments pursuant to Article 1 of Law 43/1993. It extends to private cars regardless of their number and covers citizens as debtors and guarantors. Example.
Arabic original
عدم جواز تخصيص النص أو تقييده مادام قد ورد عاماً مطلقاً صريحاً جلياً قاطع الدلالة على المراد منه. - إعفاء المواطنين الكويتيين من أقساط السيارات الخاصة إعمالاً للمادة الأولى من ق ٤٣/١٩٩٣. انصرافه إلى السيارات الخاصة أياً كان عددها وشموله المواطنين مدينين وكفلاء. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٧/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٢٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 403. PDF pages: 397.

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