Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This paper offers an analytical reading of the draft amendment to the Kuwaiti Personal Status Law, setting out its new features and comparing them with the current statute.It examines the extent to which the proposed amendments accord with the higher objectives of the Islamic sharī'ah and the sources of Islamic jurisprudence.The study maps the main substantive changes in the draft -covering preliminaries of marriage, cohabitation and maintenance, dissolution, custody and bequests -and presents a set of observations and proposals aimed at refining the draft so as to safeguard family stability and align the statute with the objectives of the sharī'ah.•
Author: عبد الرحمن إبراهيم الخراز
Institution: Kuwait International Law School
Language: Arabic
Topic: Family and Matrimonial Law
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W7222843357