Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3429

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

English translation of the principle

The administration’s liability for decisions issued by it. Its basis: fault on its part, damage suffered by the person concerned, and a causal relationship between them. Presence of the element of fault. Insufficient to establish liability. The fault must cause material or moral damage. - Material damage and moral damage. Their nature. - 633 - Obligation - The injured party must prove the occurrence of the damage he sustained and the existence of a causal relationship between fault and damage. Example.
Arabic original
مسئولية الإدارة عن القرارات الصادرة منها. أساسها: وجود خطأ من جانبها وضرر يحيق بصاحب الشأن وقيام علاقة السببية بينهما. توافر ركن الخطأ. غير كاف لتحقق المسئولية. وجوب أن يحدث الخطأ ضرراً مادياً أو أدبياً. - الضرر المادي والضرر الأدبي. ماهيتهما. - ٦٣٣ - التزام - وجوب إثبات المضرور وقوع الضرر الذي لحق به وقيام علاقة السببية بين الخطأ والضرر. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٩، ٦٦/٢٠١٠ إداري جلسة ١٤/١٢/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ١٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 633. PDF pages: 633–634.

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