Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 978

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

English translation of the principle

Lineage to a deceased person is established only within an action concerning a right or property. The reason therefor. - The intended litigant and the constructive litigant in Islamic Sharia. The meaning of each. - A lineage action. It is inadmissible for affirmation or negation if the father or son—the defendant—is deceased, except within another right. Example.
Arabic original
النسب إلى الميت لا يثبت إلا ضمن دعوى حق أو مال. علة ذلك. - الخصم القصدي والخصم الحكمي في الشريعة الإسلامية. المقصود بكل منهما. - دعوى النسب. عدم قبولها إثباتاً أو نفياً إذا كان الأب أو الابن - المدعي عليه- ميتاً إلا ضمن حق آخر. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤٦/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٥/٣/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٤٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 212. PDF pages: 212.

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