Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 427

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

English translation of the principle

Religious belief. Basing rulings concerning it on an outward verbal declaration. The condition thereof. - The school of Imam Malik. It applies when one spouse is Sunni and the other is Ja'fari. Its replacement by the provisions of Law No. 51 of 1984 concerning personal status. An example.
Arabic original
العقيدة الدينية. بناء أحكامها على الإقرار بظاهر اللسان. شرطه. - مذهب الإمام مالك. يطبق عندما يكون أحد الزوجين سني المذهب والآخر جعفرياً. حلول أحكام نصوص القانون ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤ في شأن الأحوال الشخصية محله. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣/٢٠٠٢ أحوال جلسة ١٠/١١/٢٠٠٢ 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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