Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 816

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

English translation of the principle

The legislature’s making the jurisdiction of the personal status circuit unrestricted in adjudicating all disputes relating to personal status. Its purpose. To make this jurisdiction encompass all disputes relating or connected to personal status matters. An example. Concerning jurisdiction to hear an action relating to the funds of a charitable bequest.
Arabic original
إطلاق الشارع اختصاص دائرة الأحوال الشخصية بالفصل في جميع المنازعات المتعلقة بالأحوال الشخصية. هدفه. جعل هذا الاختصاص شاملاً كافة المنازعات التي تتعلق أو تتصل بمسائل الأحوال الشخصية. مثال. بشأن الاختصاص بنظر دعوى أموال وصية على الخيرات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩/١٩٧٣ أحوال جلسة ٢٢/٤/١٩٧٤ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 516. PDF pages: 510.

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