Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 54

Divorce, judicial divorce, and separation. The law of the husband at the time the marriage was contracted applies thereto. - Invoking the application of foreign legislation. Treated as a mere fact. Consequence thereof. Proof thereof must be adduced before the trial court. - Assessment of the authenticity of the copy of the foreign law submitted. Within the authority of the trial court. Example concerning Pakistani law. - Failure to submit an official copy of the foreign law. The court cannot be faulted for applying Law 51/1984 concerning Personal Status as the law of the forum.