Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 26

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance between relatives and relatives by marriage is governed by the law of the father’s nationality in relationships involving a foreign element. - Determination of the law applicable to the dispute. A defence involving facts. Example concerning application of the law of the father’s nationality to the matter of children’s maintenance.
Arabic original
النفقة بين الأقارب والأصهار يحكمها قانون جنسية الأب في العلاقات ذات العنصر الأجنبي. - تحديد القانون الواجب التطبيق على النزاع. دفاع يخالطه واقع. مثال بشأن تطبيق قانون جنسية الأب في مسألة نفقة الأولاد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩/١٩٧٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٤/٤/١٩٧٧ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٤١)

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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