Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3276

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

English translation of the principle

Inferring fault giving rise to liability. A matter of fact within the independent authority of the trial judge. The condition for this. - The judgment concluding that publication of the news did not constitute fault, on the basis of freedom of publication and that the mere difference between the prosecution's characterization of the charge and what was published in the newspaper does not make the matter a publication offence, because legal characterization is a technical matter. This does not vitiate the judgment.
Arabic original
استخلاص الخطأ الموجب للمسئولية. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - انتهاء الحكم إلى نفى وصف الخطأ في نشر الخبر استناداً إلى حرية النشر وأن مجرد اختلاف وصف النيابة للتهمة عما نشر بالجريدة لا يجعل من الأمر جريمة متعلقة بالنشر لأن الوصف القانوني مسألة فنية. لا يعيب الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/١٩٧٨ مدني جلسة ٢٦/٢/١٩٧٩- 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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