Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1153

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

English translation of the principle

The provisions of Law No. 5 of 1971 concerning the obligatory bequest. Stated in general terms. Its meaning. Their application to all Kuwaitis, whatever their school of jurisprudence. The reason: the legislature did not expressly provide for their application to one group to the exclusion of another. Example.
Arabic original
نصوص القانون رقم ٥ لسنة ١٩٧١ في شأن الوصية الواجبة. ورودها عامة. مفاده.انطباقها على كافة الكويتيين أيا كان مذهبهم. علة ذلك: أن المشرع لم ينص صراحة على انطباقها على فئة دون أخرى. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥٨/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٦/٢٠٠٦ 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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