Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 150

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

English translation of the principle

Guardianship in marriage. Its nature. A Hanafi judge's approval of a marriage contracted by the girl herself. A Maliki judge may not overturn it. In hearing an action for annulment of marriage, the judge may examine the issue of the father's wrongful prevention of marriage.
Arabic original
الولاية في الزواج. ماهيتها. إقرار القاضي الحنفي زواجاً أجرته البنت بنفسها. لا يجوز للقاضي المالكي نقضه. للقاضي وهو بصدد نظر دعوى فسخ الزواج أن يبحث مسألة عضل الأب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦/١٩٧٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٨٠ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 348. PDF pages: 333.

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