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Explanation of Article 5

Explanation of Article 5

The article refers to certain characteristics of a natural person, such as name, surname, family, kinship, and nationality, completing the provisions of the section. It clarifies that the rules related to people's names, such as those allowed and prohibited and how they are registered, as well as their surnames, such as family and tribal names, family rules, and nationality rules, including the conditions for acquiring and losing it, are subject to their specific regulations.

As for the rules of kinship, some of its provisions have been organized in Articles (6) and (7) of this system, while its other provisions are subject to their specific regulations, such as the Personal Status Law concerning inheritance, custody, alimony, and other personal status matters. It is worth noting that the rules related to civil transactions for these matters are subject to this system, such as the infringement or exploitation of names.

Article 5

The names, surnames, families, relatives, and nationalities of persons shall be subject to the legal provisions related thereto.