Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 44

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

English translation of the principle

The spouses' adherence to the Ja'fari school. Its effect: application of its rules to them, including the rules of evidence. The statement of the wife living in the husband's home. It is accepted only with evidence; if she has no evidence, the husband's statement is accepted upon his oath.
Arabic original
انتماء الزوجين للمذهب الجعفري. أثره: تطبيق أحكامه عليهما شاملة قواعد الإثبات. قول الزوجة التي تعيش في بيت الزوج. لا يقبل إلا بالبينة فإن لم يكن لها بينة يؤخذ بقول الزوج بيمينه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 326. PDF pages: 311.

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