Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 92

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

English translation of the principle

The requisite complement of witnesses differs according to the matter testified to. Where the matter testified to is ordinarily apparent to men and is unrelated to property, it is established by the testimony of two witnesses, neither of whom is a woman. Example. - The judgment's refusal to rely on the statements of female witnesses concerning satisfaction of the conditions of immunity. Does not vitiate it.
Arabic original
نصاب الشهادة يختلف باختلاف المشهود به. متى كان المشهود به مما يظهر غالباً للرجال غير متعلق بمال فإن ثبوته يكون بشهادة شاهدين لا امرأة فيهما. مثال. - عدم أخذ الحكم بأقوال الشاهدات في توافر شروط الحصانة. لا يعيبه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/١٩٩٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/١٠/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٨٢)

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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