Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 49

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

English translation of the principle

The law of the father's nationality. Its application to custody actions. The litigants being Saudi nationals. Saudi law must be applied to the dispute. Article 43 of Law 5 of 1961 Regulating Legal Relations Involving a Foreign Element.
Arabic original
قانون جنسية الأب. سريانه على دعاوى الحضانة. كون الخصوم من الجنسية السعودية. وجوب تطبيق القانون السعودي على المنازعة. م٤٣ من القانون ٥ لسنة ١٩٦١ بتنظيم العلاقات القانونية ذات العنصر الأجنبي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٤٩)

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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