Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 531

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

English translation of the principle

Cases of judicial divorce for harm in the school of Imam Malik. Their nature and governing criteria. - Assessing evidence, deducing the facts therefrom, and assessing the husband’s harm to his wife. Within the authority of the judge of merits. Example of harm occurring because of drinking alcohol.
Arabic original
أحوال التطليق للضرر في مذهب الإمام مالك. ماهيتها وضوابطها. - تقدير البينات واستخلاص الواقع منها وتقدير إضرار الزوج بزوجته. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. مثال لتحقق الضرر بسبب احتساء الخمر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٨/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢١/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 421. PDF pages: 406.

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