Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 444

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

English translation of the principle

The prescription of consolatory compensation. Its rationale. The husband's causing desolation to the woman from whom he parted. Cases in which consolatory compensation is not obligatory. Their nature. Assessment of the existence or absence of the wife's consent to divorce. A question of fact within the sole discretion of the judge of merits. The condition thereof. Example.
Arabic original
تشريع المتُعة. العلة منه. إيحاش الزوج لمن فارقها. الحالات التي لا تجب فيها المتُعة. ماهيتها. تقدير توافر رضاء الزوجة بالطلاق أو نفيه. مسألة واقع يستقل قاضي الموضوع بها. شرط ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٩٣/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٥/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 404. PDF pages: 389.

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