Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 25

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

English translation of the principle

The Hanafi school. It is applicable under Jordanian law where there is no provision. The implication of this. Menstruation is one of the constituents of a female's puberty under Sharia, and upon reaching it she has capacity to litigate and may obtain khulʿ from her husband for consideration to which she binds herself without her father's consent or approval. The judgment's adoption of this. No defect.
Arabic original
المذهب الحنفي. هو الواجب التطبيق وفقاً للقانون الأردني فيما خلا فيه نص. مؤدى ذلك. أن الحيض هو أحد مقومات البلوغ الشرعي للأنثى وببلوغه تكون أهلاً للمخاصمة ولها أن تخالع زوجها بعوض تلزم نفسها به دون موافقة أو إقرار والدها. أخذ الحكم بذلك. لا عيب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/١٩٧٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/١/١٩٧٧ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 323. PDF pages: 308.

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