Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 45
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The ordinary judiciary is the default repository of judicial authority. Anything else is an exception that may not extend beyond the sphere delineated for its jurisdiction under the law conferring it. What counts in determining jurisdiction is the relief sought by the plaintiff in his action. Example.
Arabic original
القضاء العادي هو الأصل في ولاية القضاء. ما عداه استثناء لا يجوز الخروج عن الدائرة التي رسمت لولايته بمقتضى القانون الذي خوله إياها. العبرة في تحديد الاختصاص هى بما يوجهه المدعى في دعواه من طلبات. مثال.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٨٨٦/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٥/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج٢ ص٤٣٢)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 12. PDF pages: 9.
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