Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 272

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The provisions of Law 5 of 1971 concerning the obligatory bequest are expressed in general terms. Its effect. Its provisions apply to all Kuwaitis without exception or distinction between those belonging to any school of jurisprudence. The reason for this. Had the legislature wished to confine the application of its provisions to one group rather than another, it would have expressly so provided.
Arabic original
ورود نصوص القانون ٥ لسنة ١٩٧١ في شأن الوصية الواجبة عامة. أثره. انطباق أحكامه على كافة الكويتيين دون استثناء أو تفرقة بين المنتمين لأي مذهب من المذاهب. علة ذلك. أنه لو شاء المشرع قصر تطبيق أحكامه على فئة دون أخرى لنص على ذلك صراحة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 57. PDF pages: 57.

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