Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 843

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

English translation of the principle

The decisive oath belongs to the litigant, not the judge. The rationale for its enactment. The extent of the judge’s obligation to tender it. Inferring abuse in tendering it. A matter of fact. Basing the judgment refusing to tender it on considerations - 139 - Civil Procedure capable of establishing abuse in tendering it. Challenging it in that respect. Unfounded.
Arabic original
اليمين الحاسمة ملك للخصم لا للقاضي. علة تشريعها. مدى التزام القاضي بتوجيهها. استخلاص التعسف في توجيهها. موضوعي. إقامة الحكم برفض توجيهها على اعتبارات - ١٣٩ - المرافعات من شأنها أن تؤدي إلى توافر التعسف في توجيهها. النعي عليه في ذلك. في غير محله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/١٩٨٤ عمالي جلسة ١٠/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٨١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 139. PDF pages: 136–137.

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