Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1260

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

English translation of the principle

The ordinary judiciary is the default holder of judicial jurisdiction. Anything else: an exception to this principle beyond which it is impermissible to go. The determining factor for the jurisdiction of a judicial body is the claims the plaintiff makes in his action.
Arabic original
القضاء العادي هو الأصل في ولاية القضاء. ما عداه: استثناء من هذا الأصل لا يجوز الخروج عنه. العبرة في الاختصاص لجهة القضاء هي بما يوجهه المدعي في دعواه من طلبات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٥٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 233. PDF pages: 230.

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