Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2240

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

English translation of the principle

The existence of a special law. Its consequence. No recourse to the general law except regarding provisions not regulated by the special law. An example concerning an action for compensation for the crime of public insult through publication. Article 33 of Law 3/1961 promulgating the Publications Law.
Arabic original
وجود قانون خاص. أثره. عدم الرجوع إلى القانون العام إلا فيما لم ينظمه القانون الخاص من أحكام. مثال بشأن دعوى التعويض عن جريمة السب العلني بطريق النشر.م٣٣ ق ٣/١٩٦١ بإصدار قانون المطبوعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨/١٩٩٤ مدني جلسة ٢٠/٣/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 416. PDF pages: 413.

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