Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3637

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

English translation of the principle

Arbitration is confined to what the parties to arbitration intend to submit to the arbitral tribunal. - The arbitrator has no power himself to rule on the nullity or validity of the arbitration agreement that granted him authority to adjudicate the dispute.
Arabic original
اقتصار التحكيم على ما تنصرف إرادة المحتكمين إلى عرضه على هيئة التحكيم. - المحكم لا يملك بنفسه الحكم في شأن بطلان أو صحة اتفاق التحكيم الذي منحه سلطة الحكم في النزاع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٤/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص١٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 624. PDF pages: 621.

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