Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2245

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

English translation of the principle

A party may request the court that issued the judgment to interpret it whenever its operative part is affected by ambiguity or obscurity. The method: by an application submitted through the ordinary procedures for instituting an action. An example of what does not constitute ambiguity.
Arabic original
للخصم أن يطلب من المحكمة التي أصدرت الحكم تفسيره متى شاب منطوقه غموض أو لبس. كيفية ذلك: بطلب يقدم بالإجراءات المعتادة لرفع الدعوى. مثال لما لا يعد غموضاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٦/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١١/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 372. PDF pages: 369.

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