Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 348

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

English translation of the principle

A statutory text. Where it is general, express, and conclusive as to its intended meaning. There is no room to restrict, qualify, or interpret it. The rationale: avoiding the creation of a different rule not provided by the text. Interpretation of the text is impermissible except where its wording is ambiguous in indicating its intended meaning, or where it contains uncertainty or obscurity.
Arabic original
النص القانوني. متى كان عاماً صريحاً قاطعاً في الدلالة على المراد منه. لا محل لتقييده أو تخصيصه أو تأويله. علة ذلك: تجنب استحداث لحكم مغاير لم يأت النص به. عدم جواز تفسير النص إلا في حالة غموض عباراته عند بيان المقصود منه أو وجود لبس أو إبهام فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨/٢٠١٠ إداري جلسة ٢/١١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 409. PDF pages: 403.

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