Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 420

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

English translation of the principle

The husband's absence for one year or more with an acceptable excuse. Impermissibility of judicial separation. Reason therefor. - Establishment of the husband's captivity and the absence of a provision in the law for this situation. Its implication. Application of the school of Imam Malik. His wife shall not marry until his death is announced or he dies.
Arabic original
غياب الزوج سنة فأكثر بعذر مقبول. عدم جواز التفريق. علة ذلك. - ثبوت أسر الزوج وخلو القانون من نص لهذه الحالة. مؤداه. تطبيق مذهب الإمام مالك. لا تتزوج امرأته إلاّ بعد أن ُينعى أو يموت.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٤/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٣٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 91. PDF pages: 91.

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