Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 593

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

English translation of the principle

Foreign legislation. A fact. The party invoking it must adduce evidence thereof before the court of merits. Invoking foreign legislation for the first time before the Court of Cassation. Impermissible.
Arabic original
التشريع الأجنبي. واقعة. على المتمسك به إقامة الدليل عليه أمام محكمة الموضوع. التمسك بتشريع أجنبي لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز. غير جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧/١٩٨٦ أحوال جلسة ٩/٣/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 468. PDF pages: 462.

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