Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1302

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

English translation of the principle

The scope of the appeal. Its limits. The claims presented before the Court of Appeal. The general rule is that new claims are inadmissible on appeal. Its implication. The court is bound by the litigants' claims before the first-instance court within the limits of the appeal. Ascertaining the true nature of these claims. A matter independently determined by the trial court. Its condition. An example.
Arabic original
نطاق الاستئناف. حدوده. ما يعرض من طلبات أمام محكمة الاستئناف. الأصل عدم قبول طلبات جديدة في الاستئناف. مؤداه. تقيد المحكمة بطلبات الخصوم أمام محكمة أول درجة في حدود الاستئناف. التعرف على حقيقة هذه الطلبات. استقلال محكمة الموضوع بها. شرطه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٧/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 240. PDF pages: 237.

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