Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3274

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Determination of tortious fault. The legislature adopted the objective rather than the subjective approach. Its import. The standard of fault. The conduct of the ordinary person. The internal, subjective circumstances surrounding the wrongdoer personally must be disregarded, unlike external circumstances, which are general circumstances. Law 6 of 1961.
Arabic original
تحديد الخطأ التقصيري. اعتد فيه المشرع بالوجهة الموضوعية دون الوجهة الذاتية. مؤداه. معيار الخطأ. سلوك الشخص المعتاد. وجوب التجرد من الظروف الداخلية الذاتية الملابسة لشخص المعتدى دون الظروف الخارجية باعتبارها ظروفاً عامة. ق ٦ لسنة ١٩٦١.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢/١٩٧٥ تجاري جلسة ٣/١١/١٩٧٦- مج ٧ س ص ٢٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 609. PDF pages: 609.

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