Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3796

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

English translation of the principle

The provisions of the Civil Code contained in the chapter on personal injury. Their purpose is to protect shed blood so that no blood goes uncompensated in Islam. - The direct actor is liable even if he acted neither intentionally nor wrongfully. This rule is confined to personal injury, excluding damage to property, and to cases in which diyah is due, excluding other forms of injury, provided that the damage was directly caused by one of the things requiring special care by the person in charge of it and that the damage did not occur as a result of the injured person’s intentional act or intentional gross misconduct. - 698 - Obligation
Arabic original
أحكام القانون المدني الواردة في باب أذى النفس. القصد منها الحفاظ على الدم المسفوك حتى لا يطل دم في الإسلام. - المباشر ضامن ولو لم يتعمد أو يتعد. اقتصار هذه القاعدة على أذى النفس دون تلف في المال وفيما تجب فيه الدية دون صروف الأذى الأخرى وبشرط أن يكون الضرر قد بوشر بشيء من الأشياء التي تتطلب عناية خاصة ممن يتولى أمرها وإلا يقع الضرر نتيجة تعمد المصاب أو سوء سلوك فاحش مقصود منه. - ٦٩٨ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٨/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 698. PDF pages: 698.

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