Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 635

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

English translation of the principle

The international jurisdiction vested in Kuwaiti courts relates to public order. An agreement to exclude the Kuwaiti judiciary from hearing a dispute in favour of a foreign judiciary. Void.
Arabic original
الاختصاص الدولي المعقود للمحاكم الكويتية متعلق بالنظام العام. الاتفاق على تنحية القضاء الكويتي عن نظر نزاع لصالح قضاء أجنبي. باطل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٨/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص ٢٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 476. PDF pages: 470.

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