Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3763

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

English translation of the principle

Force majeure by which an obligation is extinguished. It must render performance of the obligation absolutely impossible. Temporary impossibility does not extinguish the obligation. Its effect is confined to suspending it until it becomes capable of performance. Example.
Arabic original
القوة القاهرة التي ينقضي بها الالتزام. يشترط فيها أن تجعل تنفيذ الالتزام مستحيلاً استحالة مطلقة. الاستحالة المؤقتة لا ينقضي بها الالتزام. اقتصار أثرها على وقفه إلي أن يصبح قابلاً للتنفيذ. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/١٩٩٩ عمالي جلسة ٢٤/١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص٨٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 650. PDF pages: 647.

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