Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3771

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

English translation of the principle

Decisions issued by the occupation authorities during their occupation of the State of Kuwait abolishing the Kuwaiti currency. Legally nonexistent. The currency relied upon in this regard is the dinar. The Amiri Order issued in this regard does not include abrogation of what is established under paragraph 2 of Article 174 of the Civil Code concerning the permissibility of agreeing to payment in foreign currency.
Arabic original
القرارات الصادرة من سلطات الاحتلال إبان احتلالها لدولة الكويت بإلغاء العملة الكويتية. منعدمة. المعول عليه في ذلك هو الدينار. الأمر الأميري الصادر في ذلك لا يتضمن إلغاء لما هو مقرر بموجب الفقرة الثانية من المادة ١٧٤ من القانون المدني من جواز الاتفاق على الوفاء بعملة أجنية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥١/١٩٩٨ عمالي جلسة ٢٦/١٠/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 634. PDF pages: 634.

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