Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 311

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The statutory provision is unrestricted in specifying who has guardianship authority to conclude the marriage contract of a virgin between puberty and completion of her twenty-fifth year, or a previously married woman once she reaches twenty-five. Its implication: there is no room to particularize it. Construing it as specifying the guardians for marrying a virgin between puberty and twenty-five. Incorrect. Reason: the legislature's intention was not directed to that.
Arabic original
ورود نص القانون مطلقاً في بيان من له الولاية في مباشرة عقد زواج البكر التي بين البلوغ وتمام الخامسة والعشرين أو الثيب متى بلغت الخامسة والعشرين. مؤداه: لا محل لتخصيصه.صرفه إلى بيان الأولياء في تزويج البكر بين البلوغ وحتى الخامسة والعشرين.غير صحيح. علة ذلك: عدم انصراف إرادة المشرع إلى ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٧٨/٢٠٠٤ أحوال جلسة ٤/٦/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٤ ج ٢ ص ٣٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 402. PDF pages: 396.

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