Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 424

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

English translation of the principle

The absence from the Personal Status Law and the school of Imam Malik of a provision governing how testimony is recorded before the courts. Evidence Law No. 39 of 1980 must be applied. - The distinction between evidence and its procedures in proof in personal status matters.
Arabic original
خلو قانون الأحوال الشخصية ومذهب الإمام مالك من نص يحكم كيفية إثبات الشهادة أمام المحاكم. وجوب إعمال قانون الإثبات رقم ٣٩ لسنة ١٩٨٠. - التفرقة بين الدليل وإجراءاته في الإثبات في مسائل الأحوال الشخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٨/٢٠٠١ أحوال جلسة ١/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٣٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 428. PDF pages: 422.

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