Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2235

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

English translation of the principle

The right to request interpretation of the operative part of a judgment. Its prerequisite. Ambiguity or obscurity therein. The reason for this. Interpretation must not be a pretext for retracting it and impairing its res judicata effect and what that effect encompasses. An example.
Arabic original
حق طلب تفسير منطوق الحكم. مناطه. وقوع غموض أو إبهام به. علة ذلك. ألا يكون التفسير ذريعة للرجوع عنه والمساس بحجيته وما تشمله الحجية. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١٢/١٩٨٦ 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 371. PDF pages: 368.

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