Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 665

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

English translation of the principle

The courts possess general jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes relating to personal status and civil and commercial matters and to hear all crimes, except those excluded by a special provision. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
المحاكم هي صاحبة الولاية العامة في الفصل في المنازعات المتعلقة بالأحوال الشخصية والمسائل المدنية والتجارية وبالنظر في جميع الجرائم إلا ما استثنى بنص خاص. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٥/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص ٧٠٠)

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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