Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1641

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment rendered on the basis of refusal to take an oath. Acquires the force of res judicata. It may not be challenged by any method of challenge unless the challenge is based on the permissibility of tendering the oath, its relevance to the action, or invalidity in the procedures for tendering or taking it.
Arabic original
الحكم الصادر بناء على النكول عن اليمين. يحوز قوة الأمر المقضي. عدم جواز الطعن فيه بأي طريق من طرق الطعن مالم يكن مبنياً على مدى جواز توجيه اليمين أو تعلقها بالدعوى أو بطلان في الإجراءات الخاصة بتوجيهها أو حلفها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠٥/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ١١/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 255. PDF pages: 252.

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