Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1348

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

English translation of the principle

Duress invalidating consent. What constitutes it. Assessing the means of duress, the extent of their gravity, and their effect upon the contracting party’s mind. A factual matter exclusively assessed by the judge of merits. The condition for that. Basing the judgment on cogent grounds. An example of an unsound annulment of a contract for duress.
Arabic original
الإكراه المبطل للرضاء. ما يحققه. تقدير وسائل الإكراه ومبلغ جسامتها وتأثيرها في نفس المتعاقد. واقع يستقل بتقديره قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك. أن يقيم قضاءه على أسباب سائغة. مثال على إبطال العقد للإكراه غير سائغ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١/١٩٩٣ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 212. PDF pages: 209.

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