Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1937

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment issued on the basis of taking the oath, or referring it back and refusing to take it. Acquires the force of res judicata. It may not be challenged by any method of challenge. The condition for this. That the challenge is not based on the impermissibility of the oath, its lack of relevance to the action, or the invalidity of the procedures for tendering or taking it.
Arabic original
الحكم الصادر بناء على حلف اليمين أو ردها والنكول عن حلفها. يحوز قوة الشيء المقضي فيه. عدم جواز الطعن فيه بأي طريق من طرق الطعن. شرط ذلك. ألا يكون الطعن مبنياً على عدم جواز اليمين أو عدم تعلقها بالدعوى أو بطلان الإجراءات الخاصة بتوجيهها أو حلفها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٩٥/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٥/٦/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 314. PDF pages: 311.

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