Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2548

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

English translation of the principle

The three-year limitation period stipulated in Article 32/1 of Law 6/1961, corresponding to Article 253/1 of the Civil Code. An exceptional limitation period specific to actions for compensation for unlawful acts. It does not apply to obligations arising from law.
Arabic original
التقادم الثلاثي المنصوص عليه في م ٣٢/١ ق ٦/١٩٦١ المقابلة للمادة ٢٥٣/١ مدني. تقادم استثنائي خاص بدعوى التعويض عن العمل غير المشروع. عدم سريانه على الالتزامات الناشئة عن القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 484. PDF pages: 481.

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