Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3767

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

English translation of the principle

The direct actor. Not defined by the Civil Code. Recourse must be had to Islamic Sharia jurisprudence for its definition. - The direct actor. In Sharia jurisprudence. A person whose act, performed by himself, has itself brought about the harm and caused it without an intermediary. An example of the absence of the status of direct actor.
Arabic original
المباشر. لم يعرفه القانون المدنى. وجوب الرجوع في تعريفه إلى فقه الشريعة الإسلامية. - المباشر. في فقه الشريعة. هو من كان فعله الذي باشره بنفسه قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان له سبباً بدون واسطة. مثال على انتفاء وصف المباشر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٣/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 694. PDF pages: 694.

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