Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 436

Disputes concerning divorce, judicial divorce and separation. Their subjection to the law of the last common nationality acquired by the spouses during and before divorce or before the institution of the action for judicial divorce or separation. Difference of nationality. Its import. Application of the provisions of the law of the husband's nationality at the time the marriage was contracted. The condition thereof. The provisions of the foreign law must not contravene public policy and morals in the State of Kuwait. - The challenged judgment's conclusion that the Kuwaiti Personal Status Law applies to the facts of the dispute instead of the applicable law specific to Lebanese Armenians, because the latter impinges upon public policy in the State of Kuwait. Correct. Example.