Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 649

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

English translation of the principle

Justice is a public interest pursued by the State within the limits that fulfil that interest through its own judiciary, to the exclusion of foreign judiciaries. The international jurisdiction vested in Kuwaiti courts. A matter of public policy. An agreement to exclude the Kuwaiti judiciary in favour of a foreign judiciary. Impermissible and void.
Arabic original
العدالة مصلحة عامة تباشرها الدولة في الحدود التي تحقق هذه المصلحة بواسطة قضائها دون غيره من قضاء أجنبي. الاختصاص الدولي المعقود للمحاكم الكويتية. من النظام العام. الاتفاق علي تنحية القضاء الكويتي لصالح قضاء أجنبي. غير جائز وباطل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٧٥/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٣/٤/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 479. PDF pages: 473.

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