Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 681

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

English translation of the principle

Personal Status Law 51/1984. Its scope of application as regards persons. Those subject to the Maliki school, to the exclusion of others. - The rule in the Ja'fari school. The child belongs to the marital bed; a man may not deny one born in his marital bed when the minimum gestation period is met and the maximum gestation period or its nearest has not been exceeded. Its effect. An action to deny lineage may not be heard, whether by mutual imprecation or otherwise.
Arabic original
قانون الأحوال الشخصية ٥١/١٩٨٤. مجال سريانه من حيث الأشخاص. من يطبق عليهم المذهب المالكي دون غيره. - القاعدة في المذهب الجعفري. الولد للفراش فلا يجوز للرجل أن ينكر من ولد في فراشه متى تحقق الحد الأدنى لمدة الحمل ولم يتم تجاوز أقصى مدة للحمل أو أقربه. أثر ذلك. عدم سماع دعوى نفي النسب لا باللعان ولا بغيره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٨/١٩٩٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٤/٤/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 449. PDF pages: 434.

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