Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 30

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

English translation of the principle

Determination of the applicable law in the case of stateless persons. Within the trial judge's authority. - 323 - Personal Status Law 5/1961 AD. - Law 51 of 1984 applies when one party to the action is of the Sunni school and the other is of the Ja'fari school.
Arabic original
تعيين القانون الواجب التطبيق في حالة عديمي الجنسية. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. - ٣٢٣ - أحوال شخصية ق ٥/١٩٦١م. - قانون ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤ يطبق عندما يكون أحد طرفي الدعوى سُني المذهب والآخر جعفري المذهب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣/١٩٩٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٤/٦/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 323. PDF pages: 308–309.

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