Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 471

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

English translation of the principle

Principal real rights in immovable property. They do not pass between the contracting parties or in relation to third parties except by registration. Article 7 of Decree-Law 5/1959. Failure to register these rights. Creates only personal obligations between the persons concerned.
Arabic original
الحقوق العينية العقارية الأصلية. لا تنتقل فيما بين المتعاقدين أو بالنسبة للغير إلا بالتسجيل. م٧ من المرسوم بق ٥/١٩٥٩. عدم تسجيل هذه الحقوق. لا يرتب سوى التزامات شخصية بين ذوي الشأن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٥/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٥/١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع ص٢٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 96. PDF pages: 93.

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