Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2171

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment lacking one of its essential elements. Its effect. Its non-existence. Its being defective for a reason insufficient to render it non-existent. Its consequence. Nullity, and the grounds of its defect may not be examined except by challenging it through the appropriate avenues of appeal. The judgment’s adherence to this. No defect.
Arabic original
تجرد الحكم من أحد أركانه الأساسية. أثره. انعدامه. تعييبه لسبب لا يصلح لانعدامه. مؤداه. البطلان ويمتنع بحث أسباب عواره إلا عن طريق التظلم منه من خلال طرق الطعن المناسبة. التزام الحكم ذلك. لا عيب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٢/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٢/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٣٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 358. PDF pages: 355.

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