Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1251

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

English translation of the principle

Mandatory intervention of the Public Prosecution in cases concerning persons lacking capacity, persons with diminished capacity, absentees, and missing persons. This concerns public policy. Custody actions. Its intervention therein is not mandatory. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
وجوب تدخل النيابة العامة في قضايا فاقدي الأهلية وناقصيها والغائبين والمفقودين. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام. دعاوى الحضانة. لا وجوب لتدخلها فيها. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٣/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٧/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 563. PDF pages: 548.

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