Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 456

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

English translation of the principle

The law of the father's nationality. Its application to actions concerning guardianship over the person and custody. The respondent being a Lebanese national. The Lebanese Family Law must be applied. Article 43 of Law 5/1961 regulating legal relations involving a foreign element.
Arabic original
قانون جنسية الأب. سريانه على دعاوي الولاية على النفس والحضانة. كون المطعون ضده لبناني الجنسية. وجوب تطبيق قانون العائلة اللبناني. م ٤٣ ق ٥/١٩٦١ بتنظيم العلاقات القانونية ذات العنصر الأجنبي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨٤/٢٠٠٨ أحوال جلسة ٢٨/١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٨ ج ١ ص ٣١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 435. PDF pages: 429.

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