Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 646

Substantive conditions for the validity of marriage. Their determination. Its reference. The spouses' nationality if they share the same nationality. Their differing nationalities. Its effect. Necessity of referring to the law of each spouse's nationality. - The Kuwaiti Personal Status Law's regulation of matters of capacity to marry. Its effect. It must be applied rather than the Civil Code, which regulates capacity generally. - The young man's attainment of seventeen years of age at the time of authentication of the marriage contract. Its effect. The contract's validity and effectiveness and the production of all its effects immediately upon its conclusion. Articles 26, 25, 55/a of Personal Status Law 51 of 1984.