Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 96

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule concerning testimony is that a witness may not testify to something he has not personally observed. The exception. Matters of lineage, death and marriage. Hearsay testimony may be accepted in them. The condition for this. - The judgment's ruling not to accept hearsay testimony concerning divorce. An error vitiating it and requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
الأصل في الشهادة أنه لا يجوز للشاهد أن يشهد بشيء لم يعاينه. الاستثناء. مسائل النسب والموت والنكاح. جواز الأخذ بالشهادة السماعية فيها. شرط ذلك. - قضاء الحكم بعدم الأخذ بالشهادة السماعية في الطلاق. خطأ يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٩/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 337. PDF pages: 322.

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