Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 86

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

English translation of the principle

A law establishing or abolishing a method of appeal. Applies only to judgments rendered after its entry into force. Procedural laws do not apply to procedures completed before the date of its entry into force. The new law does not validate a void procedure.
Arabic original
القانون المنشئ أو الملغي لطريقة من طرق الطعن. لا يسري إلاّ على الأحكام التي تصدر بعد العمل به. عدم سريان قوانين المرافعات على ما تم من الإجراءات قبل تاريخ العمل به. القانون الجديد لا يصحح إجراءاً باطلاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩/١٩٧٨ إيجارات جلسة ١٩/١٢/١٩٧٩ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص ٤٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 353. PDF pages: 347.

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