Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1123

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

English translation of the principle

The cause of action is the legal source of the right asserted, and the court of merits has no power to change it of its own motion. An example of its adherence to the cause of action. - Ascertaining the true nature of the action from its facts and all the evidence and indications presented therein. An understanding of the facts within the exclusive purview of the court of merits.
Arabic original
سبب الدعوى هو المصدر القانوني للحق المدعي به ولا تملك محكمة الموضوع تغييره من تلقاء نفسها. مثال لالتزامها بسبب الدعوى. - تعرف حقيقة الدعوى من وقائعها وكافة الأدلة والشواهد المعروضة بها. فهم للواقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٠/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٥/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 212. PDF pages: 209.

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