Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3480

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

English translation of the principle

The cause of action is the legal source of the right claimed, and the judge may not change it.
Arabic original
سبب الدعوى هو المصدر القانوني للحق المدعي به ولا يجوز للقاضي أن يغير منه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣١/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٤/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص٦٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 662. PDF pages: 659.

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