Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 397

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

English translation of the principle

Birth is the event establishing parentage. The consequence thereof. The law in force at birth applies to the establishment of parentage. - Parentage is established by the marital bed, acknowledgment and evidence according to the school of Imam Malik.
Arabic original
الميلاد هو الواقعة المنشئة للنسب .مؤدي ذلك. سريان القانون المعمول به عند الميلاد على إثبات النسب. - النسب يثبت بالفراش والإقرار والبينة وفقاً لمذهب الإمام مالك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/١٩٩٠ أحوال جلسة ٢١/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 423. PDF pages: 417.

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