Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1243

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

English translation of the principle

Mandatory intervention by the Public Prosecution in certain personal status cases affecting public policy. The meaning of public policy in this context. What falls outside it. It does not intervene therein. Example: compensation for a woman under interdiction for damage arising from a car accident.
Arabic original
وجوب تدخل النيابة العامة في بعض قضايا الأحوال الشخصية التي تمس النظام العام. المراد بالنظام العام في هذا الصدد. ما يخرج عن ذلك. لا تتدخل فيه . مثال : تعويض محجور عليها عن ضرر من حادث سيارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 562. PDF pages: 547.

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