Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3697

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

English translation of the principle

Publishing material that impairs persons’ dignity or personal freedoms. Liability for it falls upon the editor-in-chief and the author of the article. Articles 26, 28 of the Printing and Publishing Law No. 3 of 1961(*), as amended.
Arabic original
نشر ما يمس كرامة الأشخاص أو حرياتهم الشخصية. وقوع مسئوليته على عاتق رئيس التحرير وكاتب المقال. المادتان ٢٦، ٢٨ ق المطبوعات والنشر رقم ٣ لسنة ١٩٦١(*) المعدل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٣٤، ٤٤٨/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٥/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 681. PDF pages: 681.

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