Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 428

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

English translation of the principle

Invoking the application of the provisions of a foreign law. Its treatment as a mere material fact. The consequence thereof. Evidence thereof must be adduced. - Failure by the party invoking the application of foreign law to submit an official copy thereof. Its effect. Application of Kuwaiti law as the law of the judge deciding the dispute. Example.
Arabic original
التمسك بتطبيق أحكام قانون أجنبي. اعتباره مجرد واقعة مادية. مؤدى ذلك. وجوب إقامة الدليل عليها. - عدم تقديم صورة رسمية من القانون الأجنبي من المتمسك بتطبيقه. أثره. تطبيق القانون الكويتي باعتباره قانون القاضي الذي يفصل في النزاع. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٧/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٩/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٣٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 93. PDF pages: 93.

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