Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 166

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

English translation of the principle

The substantive conditions for the validity of marriage. Their determination. Its reference point. The spouses' nationality if it is the same. - 350 - Personal Status Their differing in nationality. Its effect. Recourse must be had to the law of each spouse's nationality. - The Kuwaiti Personal Status Law's regulation of matters of capacity to marry. Its effect. It must be applied rather than the Civil Code, whose provisions regulate capacity generally.
Arabic original
الشروط الموضوعية لصحة الزواج. تحديدها. مرجعه. جنسية الزوجين إذا اتحدت. - ٣٥٠ - أحوال شخصية اختلافهما في الجنسية. أثره. وجوب الرجوع إلى قانون جنسية كل زوج. - تنظيم قانون الأحوال الشخصية الكويتي مسائل أهلية الزواج. أثره. وجوب تطبيقه دون القانون المدني الذي تنظم أحكامه الأهلية بصفة عامة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧١/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/٥/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 350. PDF pages: 335–336.

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