Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 423

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

English translation of the principle

Establishing marriage to a deceased person. Its requirement. Issuance of a judgment against him. - An action to establish marriage against a deceased person is admissible only within an action concerning another right. The reason.. - A litigant's claims. What matters in determining them is the relief sought in explicit and unequivocal terms to protect a right or legal position. An example of a claim to invalidate a divorce pronounced by a decedent that was not brought within an action concerning a right.
Arabic original
إثبات الزوجية إلى الميت. مقتضاه. صدور حكم عليه. - دعوى إثبات الزوجية على الميت لا تقبل إلاّ ضمن دعوى حق آخر. علة ذلك.. - طلبات الخصم. العبرة في تحديدها هو بما يطلب الحكم به في صيغة صريحة وجازمة لحماية حق أو مركز قانوني. مثال لطلب بطلان طلاق من مورث لم يرفع ضمن دعوى حق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 400. PDF pages: 385.

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