Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 53

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

English translation of the principle

Repeal of legislation. Effected by an express provision contained in subsequent legislation or implicitly through the enactment of new legislation containing provisions that conflict with the old legislation; in the second case, repeal is limited to the extent of the conflict between the old and new rules.
Arabic original
إلغاء التشريع. تمامه بنص صريح يتضمنه تشريع لاحق أو ضمناً بصدور تشريع جديد يتضمن ما يتعارض مع التشريع القديم ويكون الإلغاء في الحالة الثانية في حدود التعارض بين القواعد القديمة والجديدة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٠/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٣١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 348. PDF pages: 342.

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