Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 661

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

English translation of the principle

General jurisdiction to adjudicate all personal status disputes, civil and commercial matters and crimes belongs to the courts, except as excluded by a special provision.
Arabic original
الولاية العامة في الفصل في جميع منازعات الأحوال الشخصية والمسائل المدنية والتجارية والجرائم للمحاكم عدا ما استثنى بنص خاص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٧/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص ٣١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 482. PDF pages: 476.

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