Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 72

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

English translation of the principle

Matters relating to religious belief. Judgments concerning them are based on the outward verbal declaration whenever the apparent circumstances do not belie it. Adjudication does not require examination of its motives, but rather the consequences arising under the rules of the religion or school professed by the person. Example.
Arabic original
الأمور المتعلقة بالعقيدة الدينية. بناء الأحكام فيها على الإقرار بظاهر اللسان متى كان ظاهر الحال لا يكذبه. لا يلزم للقضاء بحث دواعيها بل النتائج المترتبة طبقاً لأحكام الدين أو المذهب الذي يعتنقه الشخص. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٦/٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 333. PDF pages: 318.

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