Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 445

The law of the father's nationality. Its application to guardianship over the person and custody. The maintenance obligation between relatives and relatives by marriage. Application of the law of the person owing it. - Both parties to the action being Lebanese. Its necessary consequence. The requirement to apply Lebanese law. - Reliance on foreign legislation. Its treatment as a mere material fact. The party relying on it must furnish proof of it before the trial court. The implication thereof. The court is not obliged to direct the litigants to submit that law. Failure to submit the foreign legislation. Its effect. The judge applies his own law. - The appellant's failure to submit the Lebanese Personal Status Law. The court's application of Kuwaiti law. Correct.