Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1233

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

English translation of the principle

Death illness: among its criteria are that the illness is one in which death is predominant, that the patient feels his death approaching, and that it ends in his death. It is not required that it have visibly affected the patient's psychological condition and reached the point of impairing his understanding. An example concerning a reasonable inference of death illness.
Arabic original
مرض الموت من ضوابطه أن يكون المرض مما يغلب فيه الهلاك ويشعر معه المريض بدنو أجله وينتهي بوفاته. لا يشترط فيه أن يكون قد اثر تأثيراً ظاهراً في حالة المريض النفسية ووصل إلى المساس بإدراكه. مثال بشأن استخلاص سائغ لمرض الموت.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٣/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/١٠/٢٠٠٨ لم ينشر)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 559. PDF pages: 544.

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