Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 512

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

English translation of the principle

Separation between spouses through arbitration. What justifies it. Either spouse harming the other by word or act. The criterion of harm justifying separation is the impossibility of continued marital life between persons like them.
Arabic original
التفريق بين الزوجين عن طريق التحكيم. ما يسوغه. إضرار أحد الزوجين بالآخر قولاً أو فعلاً معيار الضرر المسوغ للتفريق هو عدم استطاعة دوام العشرة بين أمثالهما.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/١٩٨٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/٤/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٢٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 418. PDF pages: 403.

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