Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1038

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

English translation of the principle

The existence of a state of mental infirmity requiring interdiction as one of the impediments to legal capacity. A factual matter within the exclusive purview of the court of merits. Its condition. - The judgment’s reliance on the Ministry of Health’s report in determining the date of onset of the state of mental infirmity. The court is not obliged to take another measure.
Arabic original
قيام حالة العته التي تستوجب الحجر كأحد عوارض الأهلية. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - تعويل الحكم في تحديد تاريخ قيام حالة العته على تقرير وزارة الصحة. عدم التزامها باتخاذ إجراء آخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 165. PDF pages: 162.

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