Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 734

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

English translation of the principle

Actions for correction of names which the Personal Status Circuit has jurisdiction to hear are actions brought where lineage is disputed. Example concerning an action for correction of a name in which there is no dispute over lineage.
Arabic original
دعاوى تصحيح الأسماء التي تختص دائرة الأحوال الشخصية بنظرها هي الدعاوى التي ترفع في حالة النزاع على النسب. مثال بشأن دعوى تصحيح اسم ليس فيها نزاع على النسب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠/١٩٨٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٩/٣/١٩٩٢ 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 462. PDF pages: 447.

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