Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1145

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

English translation of the principle

A voluntary bequest. A non-binding disposition that takes effect only after the testator's death. Permissibility of revoking it in whole or in part. The rationale and effect of this. Article 228 of Law 51/1984 AD.
Arabic original
الوصية الاختيارية. تصرف غير لازم ولا تنفذ إلا بعد وفاة الموصي. جواز الرجوع عنها كلها أو بعضها. علة وأثر ذلك. المادة ٢٢٨ ق ٥١/١٩٨٤م.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٨/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٧/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢٨)

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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