Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1191

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

English translation of the principle

Relinquishing ownership of property during one's lifetime and making it inalienably dedicated in perpetuity to charitable causes. A waqf, not a will.
Arabic original
إسقاط ملكية المال حال الحياة وجعله محبوساً حبساً مؤبداً على جهات البر. وقف وليس وصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/١٩٧٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/٣/١٩٨٠ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 551. PDF pages: 536.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace