Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1197

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

English translation of the principle

A judicial claim is a procedure directed to the court against the defendant, by which the scope of the action is defined for the parties and the judge, and by which the court is bound when determining it. - The principle is that the court, in its judgment, is bound only by what the parties request unequivocally and bring to the court’s attention, and the determining factor in this is the final claims by which the scope of the action is defined.
Arabic original
المطالبة القضائية إجراء يوجه إلى المحكمة في مواجهة المدعي عليه وبها يتحدد نطاق الدعوى بالنسبة للخصوم والقاضي وتتقيد به المحكمة عند الفصل فيها. - الأصل أن المحكمة لا تتقيد في قضائها إلا بما يطلبه الخصوم على نحو جازم يقرع سمع المحكمة وأن العبرة في ذلك بالطلبات الختامية التي تحدد بها نطاق الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٩/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٨/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 224. PDF pages: 221.

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