Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 399

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

English translation of the principle

Determining the applicable law in the case of stateless persons. Within the authority of the judge of the merits. Law 5 of 1961. - Personal Status Law 51 of 1981 applies when one party to the action follows the Sunni school and the other follows the Ja'fari school.
Arabic original
تعيين القانون الواجب التطبيق في حالة عديمي الجنسية. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. ق٥ لسنة ١٩٦١. - قانون الأحوال الشخصية ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨١ يطبق عندما يكون أحد طرفي الدعوى سني المذهب والآخر جعفري المذهب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٩٤ أحوال جلسة ١٤/٥/١٩٩٤ 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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