Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3872

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

English translation of the principle

Every claim or defense presented by a litigant before the court of merits which would—if valid—change the outcome of the action. The court must address and scrutinize it and answer it with specific reasons; otherwise its judgment is insufficiently reasoned. Example concerning visitation. - 725 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
كل طلب أو دفاع يدلي به الخصم أمام محكمة الموضوع ويكون من شأنه – إن صح – تغيير وجه الرأي في الدعوى. وجوب أن تعرض له المحكمة وتمحصه وأن تجيب عليه بأسباب خاصة وإلا كان حكمها قاصراً. مثال بشأن رؤية. - ٧٢٥ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٦/٢٠٠٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٦/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٧ ج٢ ص٤٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 725. PDF pages: 722.

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