Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 66

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

English translation of the principle

The existence of a special law. Its effect. No recourse to the general law except regarding provisions not regulated by the special law. Example concerning an action for compensation for the offence of public insult through publication. Art. 33 of Law 3/1961 promulgating the Publications Law.
Arabic original
وجود قانون خاص .أثره. عدم الرجوع إلى القانون العام إلا فيما لم ينظمه القانون الخاص من أحكام. مثال بشأن دعوى التعويض عن جريمة السب العلني بطريق النشر . م ٣٣ق ٣/١٩٦١ بإصدار قانون المطبوعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨/١٩٩٤ مدني جلسة ٢٠/٣/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص ٤٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 350. PDF pages: 344.

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