Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 660

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

English translation of the principle

Lineage is established by the marital bed, acknowledgment, and evidence. The meaning of the marital bed, acknowledgment, and evidence. Under the school of Malik. Testimony based on hearsay. Permissible in establishing lineage according to this school. Circumstantial presumptions likewise. The reason for that.
Arabic original
النسب يثبت بالفراش والإقرار والبينة. المقصود بالفراش والإقرار والبينة. في مذهب مالك. شهادة السماع. جائزة في إثبات النسب طبقاً لهذا المذهب. وكذلك قرائن الأحوال. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/١٩٨٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١١/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 446. PDF pages: 431.

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