Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 64

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

English translation of the principle

The Ja'fari school. It must be applied if both litigants are its followers. One of them differing in school. Its implication. Application of the school of Imam Malik to them both. - Matters relating to religious belief. Rulings thereon are based on acknowledgment through outward verbal declaration. The implication thereof. The judiciary refrains from examining its motives. - Authentication of a marriage or divorce contract at the Ja'fari Authentications Department. Does not in itself indicate a particular school for the litigants. Example.
Arabic original
المذهب الجعفري. وجوب تطبيقه إذا كان الخصمان من أتباعه. اختلاف أحدهما في المذهب. مؤداه. تطبيق مذهب الإمام مالك عليهما. - الأمور المتعلقة بالعقيدة الدينية. قيام أحكامها على الإقرار بظاهر اللسان. مؤدي ذلك. امتناع القضاء عن بحث دواعيها. - توثيق عقد الزواج أو الطلاق لدى إدارة التوثيقات الجعفرية. لا يدل بذاته على مذهب معين للخصوم. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٨/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ – ج١ ص ٣٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 331. PDF pages: 316.

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