Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2900
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Ownership of real property by a foreigner. Impermissible. An Arab belonging by nationality to an Arab country. His ownership of real property. Permissible. The condition therefor. Issuance of a decree granting him this right. Contravention thereof. Its effect. Absolute nullity of the disposition, pertaining to public policy, entailing restoration of everything to its original state.
Arabic original
تملك الأجنبي لعقار. غير جائز. العربي المنتمي بجنسيته لبلد عربي. تملكه للعقار. جائز. شرط ذلك. صدور مرسوم يمنحه هذا الحق. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. بطلان التصرف بطلاناً مطلقاً متعلقاً بالنظام العام بما يرتب إعادة كل شيء إلى أصله.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٥٣/٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٢٣)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 494. PDF pages: 494.
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