Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 38

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

English translation of the principle

The husband's infertility is not a ground for separation between the spouses. The applicable Jordanian Personal Status Law and the school of Abu Hanifa contain no provision to that effect. The ruling dismissing the action on that basis. Its conformity with the correct application of the law.
Arabic original
عقم الزوج ليس سبباً للتفريق بين الزوجين. خلو قانون الأحوال الشخصية الأردني الواجب التطبيق ومذهب أبي حنيفة من النص على ذلك. القضاء برفض الدعوى بذلك. اتفاقه وصحيح القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٣/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 325. PDF pages: 310.

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