Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3822

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

English translation of the principle

A harmful act is one of the sources of obligations. Its two categories: an unlawful act and personal injury requiring indemnification in accordance with the provisions on diya under Islamic Sharia when the avenue to redressing the harm on the basis of tort liability is closed. - The period that must elapse for an action for indemnification for personal injury to be barred from being heard. It is subject to suspension and interruption unless there is an impediment rendering it impossible to claim the right. A judgment departing from this view. It renders it defective. An example.
Arabic original
الفعل الضار أحد مصادر الالتزام. قسماه: العمل غير المشروع وأذى النفس المستوجب للضمان وفقاً لأحكام الدية في الشريعة الإسلامية عندما يستغلق الطريق إلي جبر الضرر على أساس المسئولية التقصيرية. - المدة اللازم مرورها لعدم سماع دعوى ضمان أذى النفس. يرد عليها الوقف والنقطاع ما لم يكن هناك مانع يتعذر معه المطالبة بالحق. مخالفة الحكم هذا النظر. يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٢/٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢٠/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 704. PDF pages: 704.

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