Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 393

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

English translation of the principle

In matters relating to religious belief, the outward verbal declaration is accepted where the apparent circumstances do not belie it. Its motives should not be examined; examination is confined to the consequences arising under the rules of the religion or school of jurisprudence professed by the person. - A difference between the parties in their school of jurisprudence requires application of Personal Status Law 51 of 1984.
Arabic original
الأمور المتعلقة بالعقيدة الدينية يؤخذ فيها بالإقرار بظاهر اللسان متى كان ظاهر الحال لا يكذبه. لا ينبغي بحث دواعيها وإنما يقتصر البحث على النتائج المترتبه طبقا لأحكام الدين أو المذهب الذي يعتنقه الشخص. - اختلاف الطرفين في المذهب يوجب تطبيق قانون الأحوال الشخصية ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢/٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٦/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 87. PDF pages: 87.

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