Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 99

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

English translation of the principle

Appointment of the two arbitrators. The general rule is that one should be from the husband's family and the second from the wife's family. The reason and basis for this. Appointment of the wife's father as her arbitrator. Permissible.
Arabic original
تعيين المحكمين. الأصل فيه أن يكون أحدهما من أهل الزوج والثاني من أهل الزوجة. علة ذلك وأساسه. تعيين والد الزوجة حكماً عنها. جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/١٠/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 338. PDF pages: 323.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace