Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3734

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

English translation of the principle

The New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards. Kuwait's accession thereto. Its effect. Its becoming part of the laws of the State. - Methods of enforcement apply with immediate effect to what has not yet been enforced. Its implication. The Convention applies to actions brought under it seeking enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, even if the awards were issued before its entry into force.
Arabic original
اتفاقية نيويورك بالاعتراف وتنفيذ أحكام المحكمين. انضمام الكويت إليها. أثره. صيرورتها من قوانين الدولة. - سريان طرق التنفيذ بأثر فوري فيما لم يكن قد تم تنفيذه. مؤداه. انطباق الاتفاقية على الدعاوى التي ترفع في ظلها بطلب تنفيذ أحكام المحكمين الأجنبية ولو صدرت الأحكام قبل نفاذها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٢/١٩٨٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٥/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٤٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 642. PDF pages: 639.

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