Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3555

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for the authority of res judicata barring renewed submission of the dispute concerning an issue finally adjudicated. Determination of the identity of the elements in the two actions. A substantive matter.
Arabic original
المناط في حجية الأمر المقضي المانعة من إعادة طرح النزاع في المسألة المقضي فيها نهائياً. القول بوحدة العناصر في الدعويين. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧٥/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص١٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 674. PDF pages: 671.

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