Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2384

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial judgments. The general rule is that they are declaratory, not constitutive. They introduce nothing new and do not create legal positions or situations that did not previously exist. Rather, they disclose the rule of the Constitution or the law. Consequence thereof. - 396 - Civil Procedure Failure to determine some claims
Arabic original
الأحكام القضائية. الأصل فيها أنها كاشفة وليست منشئة. لا تستحدث جديداً ولا تنشئ مراكز أو أوضاعاً لم تكن موجودة من قبل. إنما تكشف عن حكم الدستور أو القانون. مؤدى ذلك. - ٣٩٦ - المرافعات إغفال الفصل في بعض الطلبات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٦/٢٠٠٩ إداري جلسة ١٦/٣/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٩ ج١ ص١٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 396. PDF pages: 393.

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