Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 587

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

English translation of the principle

Reliance on a foreign law amounts to no more than a material fact. The litigants must establish proof thereof; otherwise, Kuwaiti law applies as the law of the forum.
Arabic original
التمسك بقانون أجنبي لا يعدو أن يكون مجرد واقعة مادية. على الخصوم إقامة الدليل عليها وإلا طبق القانون الكويتي باعتباره قانون القاضي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣/٩٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٤/٦/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 129. PDF pages: 129.

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