Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3826

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

English translation of the principle

A foreign judgment has no executory force in Kuwait, even if it has acquired the force of res judicata, unless granted that force by the Kuwaiti courts in accordance with the law. Example.
Arabic original
الحكم الأجنبي لا تكون له قوة تنفيذية في الكويت ولو كان حائزاً على قوة الأمر المقضي ما لم يمنح تلك القوة من المحاكم الكويتية وفقاً للقانون. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣١٦، ٣١٨/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٨٣)

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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