Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1978

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

English translation of the principle

Interest. The basis for admissibility of a challenge. A challenge is inadmissible unless its proponent has an interest in obtaining a judgment therein capable of securing a legal position for him distinct from that adjudged. - Interest, whether existing or potential. Its criterion. It exists whenever the challenged judgment creates or maintains obligations upon the challenger or deprives him of a right he claims. Example.
Arabic original
المصلحة. مناط قبول الطعن. عدم قبول الطعن مالم يكن لرافعه مصلحة في صدور حُكم فيه من شأنه أن يؤدي إلى تحقيق مركز قانوني له يتميز عما قضى به. - المصلحة حالة كانت أو محتملة. معيارها. توافرها كلما كان الحكم المطعون فيه ينشئ التزامات على الطاعن أو يبقى عليها أو يحرمه من حق يدعيه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٦٨، ٤٧٩/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 322. PDF pages: 319.

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