Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 598

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

English translation of the principle

Reliance upon a foreign law is no more than a mere material fact. The litigants must establish proof thereof; otherwise, Kuwaiti law applies as the law of the forum. - 468 - Civil Procedure.
Arabic original
التمسك بقانون أجنبي لايعدو أن يكون مجرد واقعة مادية. على الخصوم إقامة الدليل عليها وإلا طبق القانون الكويتي باعتباره قانون القاضي. - ٤٦٨ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣/١٩٩٣ أحوال جلسة ٤/٦/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٤٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 468. PDF pages: 462.

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