Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1574

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

English translation of the principle

The supplementary oath. Its purpose. To ease the judge's conscience where the evidence in the action is insufficient. The litigant's taking thereof. Its effect. The judge may rule on its basis as supplementing the other elements of proof in the action.
Arabic original
اليمين المتممة. مقصودها. إراحة ضمير القاضي عند عدم كفاية الأدلة في الدعوى. حلف الخصم لها. أثره. للقاضي أن يقضي على أساسها باعتبارها مكملة لعناصر الإثبات الأخرى في الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٦٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 286. PDF pages: 283.

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