Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3980

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

English translation of the principle

Although the assessment of fault giving rise to tort liability is a question of fact within the authority of the court of merits, characterizing an act as fault, or denying that characterization, is a question of law. Example: violation of Article 174 of the Implementing Regulations of the Traffic Law.
Arabic original
لئن كان تقدير الخطأ المستوجب للمسئولية التقصيرية هو من مسائل الواقع التي تدخل في سلطة محكمة الموضوع. إلا أن وصف الفعل بأنه خطأ أو نفيه هو من مسائل القانون. مثال مخالفة المادة ١٧٤ من اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون المرور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/٩٥ مدني جلسة ٤/١٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 737. PDF pages: 737.

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