Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 599

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

English translation of the principle

Foreign legislation. Merely a fact. The burden of proving it rests on the party invoking it. Failure to submit an official copy thereof. Its effect. The judgment’s application of the Kuwaiti Personal Status Law as the law of the forum is valid.
Arabic original
التشريع الأجنبي. مجرد واقعة. إقامة الدليل عليها على عاتق المتمسك بها. عدم تقديم صورة رسمية منه. أثره. صحة تطبيق الحكم لقانون الأحوال الشخصية الكويتي باعتباره قانون القاضي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٩/١٩٩٤ أحوال جلسة ٢٠/٥/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٤٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 469. PDF pages: 463.

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