Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 630

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

English translation of the principle

The husband’s effecting divorce by his unilateral will without the wife’s consent entitles her to consolatory compensation. The basis and reason for that. - Assessment of the existence or absence of consent to divorce. A question of fact within the trial judge’s exclusive authority. Its condition.
Arabic original
قيام الزوج بإيقاع الطلاق بإرادته المنفردة دون رضاء الزوجة يوجب لها المتعة. أساس ذلك وعلته. - تقدير قيام الرضاء بالطلاق أو نفيه. من مسائل الواقع يستقل بها قاضي الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٦/٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 440. PDF pages: 425.

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