Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2280
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The effect of a contract. Confined to its parties. The rights arising from it and the obligations generated by it extend only to its contracting parties and their universal successors. The parties to a contract may not, by their agreement, impose an obligation upon a third party. - 396 - Commercial
Arabic original
أثر العقد. يقتصر على طرفيه. لا تنصرف الحقوق الناشئة عنه والالتزامات المتولدة منه إلا إلى عاقديه وخلفهما العام. ليس لطرفي العقد أن يرتبا باتفاقهما التزاماً في ذمه الغير. - ٣٩٦ - تجاريOriginal Arabic judgment citations
(الطعنان ٣٢٩، ٣٣٤/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٧٠)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 396. PDF pages: 396.
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