Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 665

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

English translation of the principle

Mental infirmity. It is a defect of the mind that does not deprive a person of understanding but merely diminishes it. How it is established. Through specialist physicians and circumstantial indications.
Arabic original
العته. هو خلل في العقل لا يعدم الإنسان إدراكه وإنما ينقصه فقط. كيفية ثبوته. عن طريق الأطباء المختصين وشواهد الحال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٣/٢٠٠٥ أحوال جلسة ٨/١٠/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 148. PDF pages: 148.

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