Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 498

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

English translation of the principle

A husband’s sexual intercourse with his wife. Deviant intercourse. Harm permitting her to request judicial divorce. Proof of this harm is permissible even through circumstantial inferences.
Arabic original
مباشرة الزوج لزوجته. مباشرة شاذة. ضرر يبيح لها طلب التطليق. إثبات هذا الضرر جائز ولو بقرائن الأحوال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٨٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١١/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 416. PDF pages: 401.

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