Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2234

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment submitted as a document in an action. The authority of the court of merits to interpret it. It may not depart from it under the pretext of interpreting it if it is clear and requires no interpretation. Contravention thereof. An excess of its authority of interpretation and an error in the application of the law. - 370 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
الحكم المقدم كمستند في دعوى. سلطة محكمة الموضوع في تفسيره. لا يجوز الانحراف عنه بحجة تفسيره إن كان واضحاً لا يحتاج لتفسير. مخالفة ذلك. تجاوز لسلطتها في التفسير وخطأ في تطبيق القانون. - ٣٧٠ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 370. PDF pages: 367.

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