Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3652

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that lawful exercise of a right excludes liability for resulting damage to others. The exception: such exercise departing from the sphere of lawfulness. Its forms are specified by Article 30, Civil Code. Its condition. An intention to harm, act maliciously and cause hardship, or its being attended by some form of negligence or fault.
Arabic original
الأصل أن استعمال الحق استعمالاً مشروعاً تنتفي معه المسئولية عما ينشأ من ضرر للغير. الاستثناء: خروج هذا الاستعمال من دائرة المشروعية. صور ذلك تحددها المادة ٣٠ مدني. شرطه. نية الإضرار والكيد والعنت أو لابسه نوع من أنواع التقصير أو الخطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢٠/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٢٣/٢/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 672. PDF pages: 672.

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