Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 678

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

English translation of the principle

Birth is the material event establishing lineage. Its implication. The law in force at birth applies to proof of lineage. - Lineage is established by the marital bed, and its conditions under the school of Imam Malik. - What is meant by acknowledgment of paternity under the school of Imam Malik.
Arabic original
الميلاد هو الواقعة المادية المنشئة للنسب. مؤدى ذلك. سريان القانون المعمول به عند الميلاد على إثبات النسب. - النسب يثبت بالفراش وشروطه في مذهب الإمام مالك. - المقصود بالاستلحاق في مذهب الإمام مالك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/١٩٩٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢١/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 448. PDF pages: 433.

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