Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1142

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

English translation of the principle

The provisions of Law 5/1971 concerning obligatory bequests are expressed in general terms. Its effect: its provisions apply to all Kuwaitis without exception or distinction between those belonging to any school. The reason therefor: had the legislature wished to restrict application of its provisions to one group to the exclusion of another, it would have expressly so provided. The judgment's contravention thereof. Requires its cassation.
Arabic original
ورود نصوص القانون ٥/١٩٧١ في شأن الوصية الواجبة عامة. أثره: انطباق أحكامه على كافة الكويتيين دون استثناء أو تفرقة بين المنتمين لأي مذهب من المذاهب. علة ذلك: أنه لو شاء المشرع قصر تطبيق أحكامه على فئة دون أخرى لنص على ذلك صراحة. مخالفة الحكم لذلك. يوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 541. PDF pages: 526.

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