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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesFamily and personal status

Joint Liability for Newborn's Medical Expenses: Differing Sources of Obligation between the Child's Guardian and the Mother

A concise summary of payment obligations after a newborn's NICU care: the father's legal duty as guardian, the mother's undertaking, and how differing sources of obligation affect joint liability.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Insistence on the Prior Decision and Amending or Adding Reasons

The study outlines the procedures in Article 202 of the Civil Procedure Code governing how the appellate court must act after a cassation decision, and the limits when accepting the cassation or insisting on the prior ruling.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Annulment of Proceedings and a Minor Reaching Majority During the Action

This summary examines the consequences of annulled procedures and the effect of a defendant minor attaining majority during proceedings, the inapplicability of Article (188/5) when procedures are void, and the lawfulness of plaintiffs' construction funded from their own resources when supported by established evidence.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Compensation for Expropriation within the Jordan Valley Authority — Jurisdiction and Valuation Procedure

Article 21 of the Jordan Valley Authority law vests the Authority with exclusive competence to assess expropriation compensation through its valuation committees. Ordinary courts lack functional jurisdiction over compensation claims within the area.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Technical Expertise, Court Supervision and Effects on Vehicle Recovery

A concise review of the consequences of conducting technical expertise without court supervision under Article 83 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and related effects on compensation claims and vehicle recovery.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesTax and banking

Import Stamp Duties, Accounting Expert Role, and Court Duties

A brief summary addressing whether submitting the agreement with the tax return makes it subject to import stamp duties, the limits of an accounting expert’s role in legal-text analysis, and the permissibility of an appellate court citing a prior Court of Cassation decision between the same parties.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Validity of Representation, Agent Removal, and Their Effect on Proceedings

The points indicate that a power of attorney remains effective until final adjudication unless the file shows its termination, and that notice to a former agent is effective if no dismissal is recorded in the case file.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesLeases and use rights

Intervention and Joinder Requests: Rules for Adding a Party in a Different Capacity

The study outlines conditions for adding parties not named in the original pleading to avoid multiplicity of litigation, requiring a connection between the pending claim and the joinder request. It also notes that procedural acceptance of joinder does not decide substantive liability.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Res Judicata: Unity of Parties, Subject and Cause

A brief summary of the conditions for a final judgment to have preclusive effect under Article 41 of the Evidence Law, explaining the notions of identity of subject and identity of cause and the effect of any missing condition.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Complementary Oath

A complementary oath is an oath the court directs on its own initiative to remedy incomplete evidence in prosecution or defense; it serves to supplement the court’s conviction but cannot stand as the sole proof.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesProperty and real estate

Objection to the Schedule of Rights under the Land Settlement Law

The study summarizes the Article 12 procedure for objecting to the schedule of rights and addresses the absence of a statutory deadline for evidence, noting that Article 57 of the Civil Procedure Code does not apply to such objections.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesContracts and obligations

Evidence: Fictitious Price and Oath of Truthfulness of an Acknowledgment

The points distinguish two types of statements under Article 7 of the Evidence Law and show that price amounts and receipt acknowledgments in a sale contract belong to the type that can be contradicted by ordinary evidence, including oath.

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