Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 574

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

English translation of the principle

The court hearing an action for judicial divorce. Its right to decree separation without referring the dispute to two arbitrators. The condition for this: conclusive proof that harm occurred. The reason for this: avoiding prolonging the action to no avail. Its implication: arbitrators are appointed only where harm has not been established by the methods of proof prescribed by Sharia.
Arabic original
المحكمة التي تنظر دعوى التطليق.حقها في الحكم بالتفريق دون إحالة النزاع إلي حكمين. شرط ذلك: ثبوت حصول الضرر بوجه قطعي.علة ذلك: عدم إطالة أمد الدعوى دون طائل. مفاد ذلك: أن ندب الحكام لا يكون إلا في حالة عدم ثبوت الضرر بطرق الإثبات الشرعية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٨/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٧/٥/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 428. PDF pages: 413.

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