Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 948

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

English translation of the principle

The defense that the court is obliged to answer is a material defense. An unsupported assertion does not oblige the court to answer it.
Arabic original
الدفاع الذي تلتزم المحكمة بالرد عليه هو الدفاع الجوهري. القول المرسل لا إلزام على المحكمة بالرد عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٧، ٦١/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢٢/٣/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 152. PDF pages: 149.

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