Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2367

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

English translation of the principle

The binding effect of a criminal judgment in a civil action. Its criterion. Its necessary determination of the occurrence of the act constituting the common basis of the criminal and civil actions and its legal characterization. Civil courts must abide by it when examining the related civil rights.
Arabic original
حجية الحكم الجزائي في الدعوى المدنية. مناطها. فصله فصلاً لازماً في وقوع الفعل المكون للأساس المشترك بين الدعويين الجزائية والمدنية والوصف القانوني له. وجوب التزام المحاكم المدنية به في بحثها للحقوق المدنية المتصلة بها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٦/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٢٦/١٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 443. PDF pages: 440.

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