Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1099
State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The text of Article 8 of Law 51 of 1984 does not specify who the guardian is. His definition in Islamic jurisprudence as a blood agnate in his own right, whose lineage is not solely through a female; all brothers are of the same degree. Preference among them according to the strength of kinship. Agnates being equal in line, degree, and strength of kinship. Import. Their equality in the establishment of guardianship for them. Effect. Guardianship is established for each of them so long as he is free and sane. Example. - 531 - Personal Status – Mental deficiency:
Arabic original
عدم تحديد نص المادة ٨ من القانون ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤ ماهية الولي. تعريفه في الفقه بأنه العاصب النسبي بالنفس ويكون نسبه لا بواسطة الأنثى فقط وجميع الأخوة يتحدون في الدرجة. الترجيح بينهم بقوة القرابة. اتحاد العصبات في الجهة والدرجة وقوة القرابة. مؤداه. تساويهم في ثبوت الولاية لهم. أثره. ثبوت الولاية لكل منهم مادام حراً عاقلاً. مثال. - ٥٣١ - أحوال شخصية – العته:Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٥٥٥/٢٠٠٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٩/١١/٢٠٠٩ لم ينشر)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 531. PDF pages: 516.
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