Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 398

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

English translation of the principle

Both parties being Syrian. The law applicable to them regarding guardianship over the person and custody is Syrian law. The basis for this? The absence from that law of a provision regulating the taking of children into care and their affiliation after either spouse embraces Islam. Its import. Recourse to the preponderant opinions of Islamic jurisprudence. The basis for this? An example.
Arabic original
كون الطرفان سوريين. القانون الواجب التطبيق بشأنهما في الولاية على النفس والحضانة. هو القانون السوري. أساس ذلك؟ خلو القانون المذكور من النص على تنظيم ضم الأولاد وتبعيتهم بعد إسلام أحد الزوجين. مؤداه. الرجوع إلى أرجح الأقوال الفقهية. أساس ذلك؟ مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/٩٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/١٠/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣٢)

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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