Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1116

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Prodigality is the squandering and wasting of property, and among its criteria is a frivolity that afflicts a person, causing him to act contrary to the dictates of reason and Sharia. - Imprudence is weakness of the faculties of self-restraint, affecting sound management and judgment and resulting in disadvantageous transactions. - Assessment of the condition of prodigality or imprudence requiring interdiction. Within the authority of the court of merits. The condition for this. C – Imprudence:
Arabic original
السفه هو تبذير المال وإتلافه ومن ضوابطه خفة تعتري الإنسان فيعمل على خلاف مقتضى العقل والشرع. - الغفلة هي ضعف الملكات الضابطة في النفس وترد على حُسن الإدارة والتقدير ويترتب عليها الغبن في المعاملات. - تقدير حالة السفه أو الغفلة التي تستوجب الحجر. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. ج – الغفلة:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٠/٢٠٠٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١١/٢/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ - ج ١ ص ٣٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 535. PDF pages: 520.

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