Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 68

The rules in respect of which reference must be made to the law of the husband's nationality at the time the marriage was contracted. They are the substantive rules, not procedural matters. - It being established that both parties are Palestinian nationals. The Personal Status Law issued by decision of the President of the Palestinian Authority dated 20/5/1994 must be applied as regards the substantive rules relating to maintenance and marital disobedience. The means of proving marital disobedience. A procedural matter. Kuwaiti law must be applied. - The wife's marital disobedience. Its condition. Bringing an obedience action and the wife's refusal to execute the final judgment issued therein after it has been legally served upon her. - Ignorance of the provisions of the Personal Status Law is no excuse: