Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1205

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits. Has authority to interpret the waqf deed to deduce what the founder intended by it. Its condition. Not departing from its apparent meaning. No weight is given to implication in the face of an express statement. The founder's words. Their nature. The entirety of what he expressed in his waqf instrument. The reason for this. Example.
Arabic original
محكمة الموضوع. لها السلطة في تفسير حجة الوقف لاستنباط ما ابتغاه الواقف منها.شرطه.عدم الخروج عن المعنى الظاهر لها. لا عبرة بالدلالة في مواجهة التصريح. كلام الواقف. ماهيته. مجموع ما أفصح عنه في كتاب وقفه. علة ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٧/١٠/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 553. PDF pages: 538.

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