Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2740

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

International jurisdiction of the Kuwaiti courts. Its connection with State sovereignty. The consequence thereof. It concerns public policy. The effect thereof. Invalidity of an agreement excluding the national judiciary. - Establishment of the international jurisdiction of the Kuwaiti judiciary because a foreign company has an elected domicile in Kuwait and because the dispute concerns a contract agreed to be performed in Kuwait. Its effect. Jurisdiction vests in the Kuwaiti judiciary.
Arabic original
الاختصاص الدولي للمحاكم الكويتية. إرتباطه بسيادة الدولة. مؤدى ذلك. تعلقه بالنظام العام. أثر ذلك. بطلان الاتفاق على تنحيه القضاء الوطني. - ثبوت الاختصاص الدولي للقضاء الكويتي لوجود موطن مختار بالكويت لشركة أجنبية ولتعلق النزاع بعقد أتفق على تنفيذه بالكويت. أثره. إنعقاد الاختصاص للقضاء الكويتي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٧/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٨٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 470. PDF pages: 470.

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