Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1152

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

English translation of the principle

Mandatory Bequest Law 5 of 1971. Its import. Its provisions apply to all Kuwaitis without distinction between schools of jurisprudence.
Arabic original
قانون الوصية الواجبة ٥ لسنة ١٩٧١. مفاده. انطباق أحكامه على كافة الكويتيين دون تفرقة بين المذاهب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٧/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/١٠/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 543. PDF pages: 528.

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