Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 663

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

English translation of the principle

Requiring the legal representative's consent to grant a person of diminished capacity a separate passport. A right subject to the general rule in Article 30 of the Civil Code. It may not be diverted from its purpose or its social function. Its consequence: every interested person may resort to the courts to obtain a judgment establishing his entitlement to obtain and renew a passport for the person of diminished capacity whenever abuse by the legal representative is established.
Arabic original
اشتراط موافقة الممثل القانوني لمنح ناقص الأهلية جواز سفر مستقل. حق يخضع للقاعدة العامة الواردة في المادة ٣٠ مدني. عدم جواز الانحراف به عن الغرض منه أو عن وظيفته الاجتماعية. مؤداه: لكل ذي مصلحة اللجوء إلى القضاء للحصول على حكم بأحقيته في استخراج جواز سفر لناقص الأهلية وتجديده متى ثبت تعسف الممثل القانوني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠١/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٨/٩/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٤ ج٣ ص٢١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 133. PDF pages: 130.

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