Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 432

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

English translation of the principle

Application of the Ja'fari school. Its condition: the litigants' common adherence to that school. Their difference in school. Its consequence: application of Law No. 51 of 1984 concerning Personal Status. - The right to see a minor is confined exclusively to parents and grandparents, to the exclusion of others. Article 196/a of Law 51 of 1984. A judgment contravening this and enabling the paternal aunt to see her brother's daughter. A violation of the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
تطبيق المذهب الجعفري. شرطه. اتحاد الخصوم في هذا المذهب. اختلافهما في المذهب. مؤداه. تطبيق القانون رقم ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤ في شأن الأحوال الشخصية. - حق رؤية الصغير قاصر على الأبوين والأجداد فقط دون سواهم. م ١٩٦/أ من القانون ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤. مخالفة الحكم ذلك وتمكينه للعمة من رؤية ابنة أخيها. مخالفة للقانون تُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٣/٢٠٠٢ أحوال جلسة ١٦/١١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٣٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 429. PDF pages: 423.

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