Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 426

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

English translation of the principle

Both parties to the action being Lebanese. The Lebanese Family Rights Law must be applied. The implication thereof. The law of the spouses’ nationality during the marriage and before the divorce or before the filing of the action applies to divorce, judicial divorce and separation. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
كون طرفا الدعوى لبنانيين. وجوب تطبيق قانون حقوق العائلة اللبناني. مفاد ذلك. سريان قانون جنسية الزوجين على الطلاق والتطليق والانفصال أثناء الزواج وقبل الطلاق أو قبل رفع الدعوى. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢/٢٠٠٢ أحوال جلسة ١٢/١٠/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٣٦٣)

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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