Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2711

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

English translation of the principle

Judgments issued in personal status matters. The general rule. Their appealability regardless of the value of the dispute. The exception. Matters of inheritance, wills, endowments, and dower, in which the judgment is final if their value does not exceed five thousand dinars. Contravention thereof. Error.
Arabic original
الأحكام الصادرة في مسائل الأحوال الشخصية. الأصل. قابليتها للاستئناف أياً كانت قيمة المنازعة. الاستثناء. مسائل الميراث والوصية والوقف والمهر فيكون الحكم انتهائياً إذا لم تتجاوز قيمتها خمسة آلاف دينار. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٩/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١/٤/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 459. PDF pages: 456.

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