Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 65

The law applicable in a divorce action. It is the law of the last nationality acquired by the spouses during marriage and before divorce or before bringing the action for it. Absence of a common nationality. Its effect. Application of the husband’s law at the time of the contract. - Reliance on a foreign law. A material fact which the parties must prove. Failure thereof. Its effect. Application of the Kuwaiti Personal Status Law as the law of the forum. The challenged judgment’s adherence to this view. Correct.