Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 46

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

English translation of the principle

Personal Status Law 51 of 1984. Its application as to persons is confined to those to whom the Maliki school applies, to the exclusion of others. - 326 - Personal Status - Matters connected with religious belief. Rulings therein are based on acknowledgment by outward verbal declaration so long as it is not contradicted by the apparent circumstances.
Arabic original
قانون الأحوال الشخصية ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤. سريانه من حيث الأشخاص على من يطبق عليهم المذهب المالكي دون غيرهم. - ٣٢٦ - أحوال شخصية - الأمور التي تتصل بالعقيدة الدينية. تبني الأحكام فيها على الإقرار بظاهر اللسان ما دام لا يكذبه ظاهر الحال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٠/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/٣/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 326. PDF pages: 311–312.

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