Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3533
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The law applicable to relationships involving a foreign element in matters of personal status is the law of the last nationality acquired by the spouses. Determining the applicable provisions. Within the authority of the trial judge.
Arabic original
القانون الواجب التطبيق في العلاقات ذات العنصر الأجنبي في مسائل الأحوال الشخصية هو قانون آخر جنسية اكتسبها الزوجان. استخلاص النصوص الواجبة التطبيق. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٥٥/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٤/٥/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٤ ج٢ ص٣٠١)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 670. PDF pages: 667.
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