Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 73

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

English translation of the principle

Religious belief. Basing its rulings on outward verbal acknowledgment. Its condition. - The school of Imam Malik. Applies when one spouse is Sunni and the other Jaafari. Replacement thereof by the provisions of Law No. 51 of 1984 concerning Personal Status. Example.
Arabic original
العقيدة الدينية. بناء أحكامها على الإقرار بظاهر اللسان. شرطه. - مذهب الإمام مالك. يطبق عندما يكون أحد الزوجين سني المذهب والآخر جعفرياً. حلول أحكام نصوص القانون رقم ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤ في شأن الأحوال الشخصية محله. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢٦)

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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