Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3824

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

English translation of the principle

A foreign judgment, even if it has acquired the force of res judicata. Has no enforceable force in Kuwait unless granted that force by the Kuwaiti courts pursuant to Article 199 of the Civil Procedure Law.
Arabic original
الحكم الأجنبي ولو كان حائزاً قوة الأمر المقضي. لا تكون له قوة تنفيذية في الكويت إلا إذا مُنح تلك القوة من المحاكم الكويتية وفقا للمادة ١٩٩ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٥٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 661. PDF pages: 658.

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