Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 389

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

English translation of the principle

The scope of the action is determined by the judicial claim, whether original or incidental. The litigants, the judge, and the court, when deciding the action, are obliged not to go beyond it.
Arabic original
نطاق الدعوى يتحدد بالمطالبة القضائية أصلية كانت أو عارضة. التزام الخصوم والقاضي والمحكمة عند الفصل في الدعوى بعدم الخروج عنها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٥١، ١٥٨/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ١٩/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج٢ ص٣٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 81. PDF pages: 78.

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