Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1619

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

English translation of the principle

The authority of res judicata precluding renewed dispute over the adjudicated issue. Its nature. The ruling contained in the operative part, rather than the reasons, is what acquires binding authority. The exception. Where the reasons contain a determination of the aspects of the dispute on which the operative part was based.
Arabic original
حجية الشيء المقضي المانعة من إعادة النزاع في المسألة المقضي فيها. ماهيتها. القضاء الذي يرد في المنطوق دون الأسباب. هو الذي يحوز الحجية. الاستثناء. أن تكون الأسباب تضمنت الفصل في أوجه النزاع الذي أقيم عليه المنطوق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٠/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٢٨/١٠/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 252. PDF pages: 249.

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