Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 108

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The general rule in testimony is that a witness may not testify to something he did not personally perceive by sight or hearing. The exception: matters including lineage, death, and marriage. The Sharia-compliance of the matrimonial home and the extent to which the husband is trustworthy toward his wife are not within the exception. The judgment's departure from this. An error requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
الأصل في الشهادة أنه لا يجوز للشاهد أن يشهد بشيء لم يعاينه بالعين أو بالسماع بنفسه. الاستثناء: مسائل منها النسب والموت والنكاح. شرعية مسكن الزوجية ومدى أمانة الزوج على زوجته ليس من الاستثناء. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. خطأ يوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٩/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 339. PDF pages: 324.

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