Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1091

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits may examine the evidence and documents submitted in the action, discard what it does not find reliable even if plausible, and draw such inferences as it considers consistent with the facts of the action, provided they are sound. Argument concerning the court of merits' authority to understand the facts of the action and assess its evidence. Impermissible before the Court of Cassation. Example concerning custody.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع بحث الدلائل والمستندات المقدمة في الدعوى وإطراح ما لا تطمئن إليه ولو كان محتملاً واستخلاص ما تراه متفقاً مع واقع الدعوى ما دام سائغاً. الجدل حول سلطة محكمة الموضوع في فهم الواقع في الدعوى وتقدير أدلتها. لا يجوز أمام التمييز. مثال بشأن حضانة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٢/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 172. PDF pages: 169.

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