Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1606

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

English translation of the principle

Res judicata. Attaches to the operative part of the judgment and its reasons necessarily connected with the operative part. Statements in the judgment unrelated to the subject matter adjudicated. Do not acquire res judicata effect.
Arabic original
حجية الأمر المقضي. ترد على منطوق الحكم وأسبابه المرتبطة ارتباطاً حتمياً بالمنطوق. ما يرد بالحكم من تقريرات لا شأن لها بالموضوع المقضي فيه. لا تحوز حجية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٧٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 250. PDF pages: 247.

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