Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 564

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

English translation of the principle

Separation on grounds of harm caused by the wife. Its nature. The husband may request it. The reason therefor. Exempting him from the consequences of divorce by unilateral will. Its implication. His effecting divorce by his unilateral will, even if for a cause attributable to the wife, does not fall within the exceptional cases in which consolatory compensation is not due.
Arabic original
التفريق للضرر بسبب الزوجة. ماهيته. للزوج أن يطلبه. علة ذلك. إعفاؤه من تبعات الطلاق بالإرادة المنفردة. مؤداه. إيقاعه للطلاق بإرادته المنفردة لو كان لسبب من الزوجة. لا يندرج ضمن الحالات الاستثنائية التي لا تجب فيها المتُعة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٧/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 426. PDF pages: 411.

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