Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 74

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

English translation of the principle

Matters relating to religious belief. Adjudication thereof based on acknowledgment through outward verbal expression. Its condition: the apparent circumstances must not belie it. The judiciary may examine the consequences arising therefrom according to the rules of the religion or school professed by the person. - The substantive rules prescribed in Law No. 51 of 1984. Their replacement of the school of Imam Malik for those who were subject to its rules before this Law came into force. The parties' differing in school. Its implication. Application of the school of Imam Malik. Example.
Arabic original
الأمور المتعلقة بالعقيدة الدينية. الحكم فيها بناء على الإقرار بظاهر اللسان. شرطه: ألاّ يكذبه ظاهر الحال. للقضاء بحث النتائج المترتبة عليها طبقاً لأحكام الدين أو المذهب الذي يعتنقه الشخص. - القواعد الموضوعية المنصوص في القانون رقم ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤. حلولها محل مذهب الإمام مالك بالنسبة لمن كانوا يخضعون لأحكامه قبل العمل بهذا القانون. اختلاف الطرفين في المذهب. مؤداه. تطبيق مذهب الإمام مالك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١١/١/٢٠٠٤ 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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