Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 471

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

English translation of the principle

Proof in law is the establishment before the judiciary of evidence of the existence of a legal fact by the means specified by law. The burden of proving that fact rests on whoever asserts it. - The judge's role regarding proof in civil and commercial matters. Passive. The consequence thereof. He is not obliged to direct the litigants to provide proof of their defense or draw their attention to its requirements. Example.
Arabic original
الإثبات قانوناً هو إقامة الدليل أمام القضاء على وجود واقعة قانونية وبالطرق التي حددها القانون. عبء إثبات تلك الواقعة على عاتق من تمسك بها. - موقف القاضي من الإثبات في المسائل المدنية والتجارية. سلبي. مؤدى ذلك. عدم التزامه بتكليف الخصوم تقديم الدليل على دفاعهم أو لفت نظرهم إلى مقتضياته. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩/١٩٨٨ عمالي جلسة ٦/٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٥٨٤)

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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