Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1596

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

English translation of the principle

Res judicata effect. Its criterion. Res judicata effect does not attach to the operative part alone. Rather, it also attaches to the reasons connected with the operative part.
Arabic original
حجية الأمر المقضي. مناطها. الحجية لا تلحق المنطوق وحده. إنما تلحق الأسباب المرتبطة بالمنطوق أيضاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨/١٩٨٤ مدني جلسة ١٨/٢/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٧٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 249. PDF pages: 246.

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