Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1155

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

English translation of the principle

The executor selected to execute the will. Conditions of his fitness in the jurisprudence of Imam Malik: legal accountability, Islam, uprightness, and competence. Competence is: the executor's ability to perform the affairs of administering the will entrusted to him. If he is incapable of this, the judge may appoint the more capable person. Ascertaining the extent of the selected executor's fitness. A matter for the court of merits. The condition for this.
Arabic original
الوصي المختار لتنفيذ الوصية. شروط صلاحيته في فقه الإمام مالك: التكليف والإسلام والعدل والكفاءة. الكفاءة هى: قدرة الوصي على القيام بما عهد إليه به من أمور تدبير الوصية. إن عجز عن ذلك جاز للقاضي أن يعين الأقدر. التحقق من مدى صلاحية الوصي المختار. موضوعي. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٦٠، ٢٧٤/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٤/٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ - ج ١ ص ٤٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 544. PDF pages: 529.

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