Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 493

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

English translation of the principle

There is no occasion to examine the rationale of legislation where the text is explicit. The occasion for that is where it is ambiguous.
Arabic original
لا محل للبحث في حكمة التشريع عند صراحة النص. محل ذلك عند غموضه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٩٥ عمالي جلسة ٢٧/١١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 96. PDF pages: 93.

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