Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3778

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

English translation of the principle

The direct actor in Islamic jurisprudence. His definition. Example. A car veering to the left and obstructing the path of another without colliding with it, and proof that the other was the colliding car. Its implication. The act of the driver of the other car and its movement were what, in themselves and directly, caused the injury and death; he is therefore the direct actor.
Arabic original
المباشر في الفقه الإسلامي. تعريفه. مثال. انحراف سيارة جهة اليسار وإعتراضها مسار أخرى دون صدمها وثبوت أن الأخرى هي الصادمة. مؤداه. أن فعل قائد الأخرى وتحركها هو الذي أدى بذاته ومباشرة إلى أحداث الإصابة والوفاة فهو المباشر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٧/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 696. PDF pages: 696.

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