Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 549

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

English translation of the principle

Harm warranting judicial divorce. It rests on a personal, not a material, standard. Assessment of its elements belongs to the court of merits so long as it relies on admissible evidence. Example.
Arabic original
الضرر الموجب للتطليق. يقوم على معيار شخصي لا مادي. تقدير عناصره لمحكمة الموضوع ما دامت تستند إلى أدلة مقبولة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٩/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 424. PDF pages: 409.

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