Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 179

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

English translation of the principle

Authentication of a marriage contract or divorce at the Ja'fari Authentication Department does not, in itself, indicate that the litigants belong to a particular school of jurisprudence. Example concerning the court's application of the provisions of the Ja'fari school despite the wife's acknowledgment that she is Sunni. - 353 - Personal Status
Arabic original
توثيق عقد الزواج أو الطلاق بقسم التوثيق الجعفري لا يدل بذاته على مذهب معين للخصوم. مثال بشأن إعمال المحكمة لأحكام المذهب الجعفري رغم إقرار الزوجة بأنها سنية المذهب. - ٣٥٣ - أحوال شخصية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٥/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٦/٦/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج٢ ص ٤٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 353. PDF pages: 338.

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