Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 87

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

English translation of the principle

The meaning of acknowledgment of paternity. In the school of Imam Malik. - Establishment of the child's filiation to the woman who bore it by the fact of birth. The reason for this. - The father's acknowledgment of the child's lineage to him. Its evidentiary force. - A birth certificate is a presumption establishing lineage. The particulars it contains may be rebutted.
Arabic original
المقصود بالاستلحاق. في مذهب الإمام مالك. - ثبوت بنوة المولود للتي ولدته بواقعة الميلاد. علة ذلك. - إقرار الأب بنسب الولد إليه. حجيته. - شهادة الميلاد قرينة على إثبات النسب. جواز دحض ما تضمنته من بيانات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٨٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ١٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 336. PDF pages: 321.

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