Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 468

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits. It determines the dispute in light of the evidence and documents submitted therein. It is not obliged to direct the litigants to provide proof of their defense or draw their attention to its requirements, nor may it be required to determine a defense for which no supporting document or evidence has been submitted to it.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع. تفصل في النزاع على هدي الأدلة والمستندات المقدمة بها. عدم التزامها بتكليف الخصوم بتقديم الدليل على دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم إلى مقتضياته ولا تجوز مطالبتها بالفصل في دفاع لم يقدم لها مستنده أو دليله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/١٩٨٧ عمالي جلسة ٢٣/١١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٥٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 93. PDF pages: 90.

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