Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 609

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule regarding testimony is that a witness may not testify to something he has not personally observed. The exception. Matters of lineage, death and marriage. Hearsay testimony may be accepted therein by juristic preference. The reason for this. - 122 - Civil Procedure Capacity - In general:-
Arabic original
الأصل في الشهادة أنه لا يجوز للشاهد أن يشهد بشئ لم يعاينه. الاستثناء. مسائل النسب والموت والنكاح. جواز الأخذ بالشهادة السماعية فيها استحساناً. علة ذلك. - ١٢٢ - المرافعات الأهلية - بوجه عام:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٩/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص١٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 122. PDF pages: 119.

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