Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2247

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

English translation of the principle

Interpreting judgments relied upon before the court, like other documents submitted in the action. Within the authority of the trial court. It may adopt the interpretation it considers intended, without being confined to the literal meaning of the words. Its condition: stating, in the reasons for its judgment, the considerations leading to its view.
Arabic original
تفسير الأحكام التي يحتج بها أمام المحكمة كسائر المستندات المقدمة في الدعوى. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. لها الأخذ بالتفسير التي تراه مقصوداً منها دون الوقوف عند المعنى الحرفي للألفاظ. شرطه: بيانها في أسباب حكمها للاعتبارات المؤدية إلى وجهة نظرها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٧، ٣٦/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ١٧/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٣٨٢)

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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