Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1125

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 basis upon which it is built the cause for rescission of a contract binding on both parties, pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 209 of the Civil Code, is the debtor's failure to perform his obligation arising from the contract. Arbitration is confined to what the parties to arbitration intend to submit to the arbitral tribunal.
Arabic original
سبب الدعوى هو الأساس القانوني الذي تبنى عليه سبب فسخ العقد الملزم للجانبين طبقاً لما تنص عليه الفقرة الأولى من المادة ٢٠٩ من القانون المدني هو عدم قيام المدين بتنفيذ التزامه الناشئ عن العقد. والتحكيم يقتصر على ما تنصرف إرادة المحتكمين إلى عرضه على هيئة التحكيم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٥/٦/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 213. PDF pages: 210.

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