ECC 125/2000
Type
Case
Court
Egypt Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Egypt
Taxonomy
General Criminal Procedure, Divorce, Offences against the Person
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
14 Feb 2000
Catchwords
Evidence – Witnesses – Investigation – Divorce – Domestic Abuse
This case involved a woman who had requested a divorce on the grounds of domestic abuse. Key issues included whether it was legitimate for the woman's witnesses to include her uncle and the fact that the court did not have to send the case for investigation as the husband had been given but not taken the opportunity to have his own witnesses.
Background
A wife filed a claim against her husband requesting a final divorce claiming that he had physically and verbally abused her. The wife also filed another claim saying he had violated an injunction as he hit her and threatened to kill her. The court grouped both claims and issued a ruling divorcing her from her husband. The court appealed the ruling before the court of appeal which upheld the ruling.
Decision