Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 389

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

English translation of the principle

Enforcement procedures. May be conducted only against the judgment debtor. - A foreign judgment, even if it has acquired the force of res judicata. Its enforcement in Kuwait may not be ordered except in accordance with the procedures and conditions set out in Article 199 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The implication thereof.
Arabic original
إجراءات التنفيذ. لا تتم إلا في مواجهة المحكوم عليه. - الحكم الأجنبي ولو كان حائزاً لقوة الأمر المقضي. لا يجوز الأمر بتنفيذه بالكويت إلا بالإجراءات والشروط التي أوردتها المادة ١٩٩ مرافعات. مؤدى ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٥، ٢٠٠/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٢/١٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 77. PDF pages: 74.

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