Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 31

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

English translation of the principle

Guardianship over the person and custody are governed by the law of the father's nationality in relationships involving a foreign element. - Reliance on foreign law is no more than a material fact. The litigants must adduce proof of it; otherwise, Kuwaiti law applies as the law of the forum.
Arabic original
الولاية على النفس والحضانة يحكمها قانون جنسية الأب في العلاقات ذات العنصر الأجنبي. - التمسك بقانون أجنبي لا يعدو أن يكون مجرد واقعة مادية. على الخصوم إقامة الدليل عليها وإلا طُبق القانون الكويتي باعتباره قانون القاضي.
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 324. PDF pages: 309.

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