Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 665

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

English translation of the principle

Mental deficiency is a defect of the mind that does not deprive a person of understanding but merely diminishes it. How it is established. Through specialist physicians and circumstantial indications.
Arabic original
العته هو خلل في العقل لا يعدم الإنسان إدراكه وإنما ينقصه فقط. كيفية ثبوته. عن طريق الأطباء المختصين وشواهد الحال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٣/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٨/١٠/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٤ ج٣ ص٢٦٥)

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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