Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3846

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 safeguard shed blood so that no blood goes uncompensated in Islam. The direct actor is liable. - The direct actor. A person whose act, which he performed, itself brought about the harm and caused it without an intermediary. The distinction between direct action and indirect causation.
Arabic original
أحكام القانون المدني الواردة في باب أذى النفس. القصد منها الحفاظ على الدم المسفوك حتى لا يطل دم في الإسلام. المباشر ضامن. - المباشر. هو من كان فعله الذي باشره قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان له سبباً دون واسطة. اختلاف المباشرة عن التسبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/٢٠١٠ مدني جلسة ٢٨/١١/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٣١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 710. PDF pages: 710.

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