Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 61

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

English translation of the principle

A disposition made during death illness with donative intent is a disposition taking effect after death, to which the rules governing wills apply. - Islamic Sharia and the laws enacted concerning it constitute the law applicable to the will.
Arabic original
التصرف الذي يصدر في مرض الموت بقصد التبرع هو تصرف مضاف إلى مابعد الموت تسرى عليه أحكام الوصية. - الشريعة الإسلامية والقوانين الصادرة بشأنها هي القانون الواجب التطبيق على الوصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠١/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٥/٤/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ – ج٢ ص ٣١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 330. PDF pages: 315.

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