Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1634

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

English translation of the principle

The binding authority of judgments. Confined to the parties to the litigation therein. No person may benefit from or be prejudiced by a judgment to which he was not a party.
Arabic original
حجية الأحكام. قصرها على أطراف الخصومة فيها. عدم جواز أن يفيد أحد أو يضار بحكم لم يكن طرفاً فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٩٩/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٥/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 254. PDF pages: 251.

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