Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 588

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

English translation of the principle

Foreign legislation. A mere material fact. The burden of adducing evidence thereof rests on the party invoking it. Failure to submit an official copy thereof. Effect thereof. The judgment's application of the Kuwaiti Personal Status Law as the law of the forum is correct.
Arabic original
التشريع الأجنبي. مجرد واقعة مادية. إقامة الدليل عليها على عاتق المتمسك بها. عدم تقديم صورة رسمية منه. أثره. صحة تطبيق الحكم لقانون الأحوال الشخصية الكويتي باعتباره قانون القاضي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩/٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٥/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٥٦)

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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