Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 489

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court. Its obligation, of its own motion, to ascertain the legal rules applicable to the facts of the case. An example.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع. التزامها من تلقاء نفسها بتقصي القواعد القانونية المنطبقة على واقعة الدعوى. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٠٨، ٢١٥/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٤/٤/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٣٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 442. PDF pages: 436.

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