Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 455

The law of the father's nationality. Its application to guardianship of the person and custody. The maintenance obligation between relatives and relatives by marriage. Application of the law of the person liable for it. - Both parties to the action being Lebanese. Its necessary consequence. Lebanese law must be applied. - Invoking foreign legislation. Its treatment as a mere material fact. The party invoking it must adduce evidence thereof before the court of merits. The effect of this. The court is not obliged to require the litigants to submit that law. Failure to submit the foreign legislation. Its effect. The judge applies his own law. - The appellant's failure to submit the Lebanese Personal Status Law. The court's application of Kuwaiti law. Correct.