Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 213

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Publication of Personal Status Law No. 51/84 in the Official Gazette on 23/7/1984. Its effect. Everyone is presumed to have knowledge of it, and no plea of ignorance of its provisions shall be accepted from anyone from that date. Example. Concerning a father’s marrying off his daughter without her consent, in contravention of this law.
Arabic original
نشر قانون الأحوال الشخصية رقم ٥١/٨٤ في الجريدة الرسمية في ٢٣/٧/١٩٨٤. أثره. افتراض علم الكافة به فلا يقبل من أحد الإعتذار بجهل أحكامه اعتباراً من هذا التاريخ. مثال. بشأن تزويج أب لابنته بغير موافقتها بالمخالفة لهذا القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/٨٨ مدني جلسة ٢٣/١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٤١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 48. PDF pages: 48.

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