Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 601

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

English translation of the principle

The effects of the marriage contract in relation to property. Recourse in this respect to the law of the husband's nationality at the time the marriage was contracted. Foreign law. Regarded as a mere material fact. The implication thereof. Evidence of it must be adduced before the court of merits. Failure to adduce this evidence. Kuwaiti law must be applied. Example.
Arabic original
آثار عقد الزواج بالنسبة للمال. الرجوع فيها إلى قانون جنسية الزوج وقت انعقاد الزواج. القانون الأجنبي. اعتباره مجرد واقعة مادية. مؤدى ذلك. وجوب إقامة الدليل عليها أمام محكمة الموضوع. عدم إقامة هذا الدليل. وجوب تطبيق القانون الكويتي. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤/٢٠٠٣ أحوال جلسة ١٤/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٤٠٠)

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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