Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 124

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

English translation of the principle

The rule that proof by testimony is inadmissible in cases where proof in writing is required. Not among the rules of evidence under Sharia. The implication thereof. It may not be invoked in personal status matters.
Arabic original
قاعدة عدم جواز الإثبات بالبينة في الأحوال التي يجب فيها الإثبات بالكتابة. ليست من قواعد الإثبات الشرعية. مؤدى ذلك. عدم جواز التمسك بها في مسائل الأحوال الشخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 342. PDF pages: 327.

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