Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 698

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

English translation of the principle

Assessing proofs and evidence, understanding circumstantial evidence, weighing them against one another, preferring that which inspires confidence and discarding the rest. Within the authority of the court of merits. Establishment of the truth of which it is convinced. An implicit answer to anything contradicting it.
Arabic original
تقدير البينات والدلائل وفهم القرائن وموازنة بعضها بالبعض وترجيح ما يطمأن إليه منها وإطراح ما عداه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. قيام الحقيقة التي اقتنعت بها. رد ضمني على ما يخالفها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٥٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 120. PDF pages: 117.

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