Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 450

Rules of the Ja'fari school. They must be applied if both parties are adherents thereof. Their differing in school, even if one of them is Ja'fari. Its necessary consequence. Application of Law 51 of 1984. - Matters relating to religious belief. Rulings therein are based on the acknowledgment expressed by the tongue. Its condition. It must not be contradicted by the apparent circumstances. Its implication. The judiciary may not investigate its motives. Its role is confined to examining the consequences - 433 - Procedure. Resulting therefrom in accordance with the rules of the religion or school professed by the person. - Authentication of a marriage or divorce contract at the Ja'fari Authentication Section does not in itself indicate a particular school of the litigants. Example concerning the court's application of the rules of the Ja'fari school despite the wife's acknowledgment that she is Sunni, thereby vitiating its judgment.