Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 675

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

English translation of the principle

The courts possess general judicial jurisdiction. Their jurisdiction to adjudicate all disputes unless jurisdiction to adjudicate them is vested by a special provision exclusively in another body or they constitute acts of sovereignty.
Arabic original
المحاكم هي صاحبة الولاية العامة للقضاء. اختصاصها بالفصل في كافة المنازعات ما لم يكن الاختصاص بالفصل فيها مقرراً بنص خاص لجهة أخرى دون غيرها أو كانت من أعمال السيادة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧٣/٢٠٠٦ مدني جلسة ١٦/٤/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ٣٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 484. PDF pages: 478.

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