Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 408

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

English translation of the principle

The substantive conditions for the validity of marriage. Their determination. Its governing reference. The nationality of the spouses if it is the same. Their differing nationalities. Its effect. The necessity of referring to the law of the nationality of each spouse. - The Kuwaiti Personal Status Law regulates matters of capacity to marry. Its effect. The necessity of applying it rather than the Civil Code, which regulates the provisions governing capacity generally.
Arabic original
الشروط الموضوعية لصحة الزواج. تحديدها. مرجعه. جنسية الزوجين إذا اتحدت. اختلافهما في الجنسية. أثره . وجوب الرجوع إلي قانون جنسية كل زوج. - تنظيم قانون الأحوال الشخصية الكويتي مسائل أهلية الزواج. أثره. وجوب تطبيقه دون القانون المدني الذي ينظم أحكام الأهلية بصفة عامة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧١/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/٥/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 89. PDF pages: 89.

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