Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 187

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

It being established that the wife is of Lebanese nationality and of the Druze denomination and that the husband is of Kuwaiti nationality and of the Ja'fari denomination. Divorce between them is governed by the school of Imam Malik. The basis therefor. Article 40 of Law 51/1961.
Arabic original
ثبوت أن الزوجة لبنانية الجنسية درزية المذهب وأن الزوج كويتي الجنسية جعفري المذهب. خضوع الطلاق بينهما لمذهب الإمام مالك. أساس ذلك. م ٤٠ ق ٥١/١٩٦١.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧/١٩٧٨ أحوال جلسة ٢٢/١/١٩٧٩ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٢٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 375. PDF pages: 369.

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