Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 604

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

English translation of the principle

Obligations arising from an unlawful act. Application of the law of the country in which the act giving rise to the obligation occurred. Article 66 of Law 5 of 1961 regulating Legal Relations with a Foreign Element. Application of Saudi law as the law of the country in which the accident occurred. Invocation of a foreign law. Evidence thereof must be adduced. Failure to submit an official copy thereof. Application of Kuwaiti law. Does not vitiate the judgment.
Arabic original
الالتزامات الناشئة عن العمل غير المشروع. سريان قانون البلد الذي وقع فيه الفعل المنشئ للالتزام. م ٦٦ ق ٥ لسنة ١٩٦١ بتنظيم العلاقات القانونية ذات العنصر الأجنبي. تطبيق القانون السعودي باعتباره قانون البلد الذي وقع فيه الحادث. تمسك بقانون أجنبي. وجوب إقامة الدليل عليه. عدم تقديم صورة رسمية منه. تطبيق القانون الكويتي .لا يعيب الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٧/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٢/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٤٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 469. PDF pages: 463.

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