Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1656

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

English translation of the principle

A final adjudication has the authority of res judicata as to what it has determined between the parties expressly or by necessary implication. The effect of this authority: preventing the parties to the action in which the judgment was rendered from reopening discussion of the issue determined in any subsequent action. The precedence of this authority over public policy. The reason and import thereof.
Arabic original
للقضاء النهائي حجية الأمر المقضي فيما يكون قد فصل فيه بين الخصوم بصفة صريحة أو حتمية ضمنية. أثر هذه الحجية: منع الخصوم في الدعوى التي صدر فيها الحكم من العودة إلى مناقشة المسألة التي فصل فيها بأية دعوى تالية. سمو هذه الحجية على النظام العام. سبب ذلك ومؤاده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٣/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٩/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج٣ ص٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 258. PDF pages: 255.

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