Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 47

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

English translation of the principle

Both parties to the action being Lebanese. The Lebanese Family Rights Law must be applied. The implication thereof. The law of the spouses' nationality applies to divorce, judicial divorce, and separation during marriage and before divorce or before the action is brought. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
كون طرفاً الدعوى لبنانيين. وجوب تطبيق قانون حقوق العائلة اللبناني. مفاد ذلك. سريان قانون جنسية الزوجين على الطلاق والتطليق والانفصال أثناء الزواج وقبل الطلاق أو قبل رفع الدعوى. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/١٠/٢٠٠٢ 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 327. PDF pages: 312.

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