Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 132

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The administration’s liability to pay compensation for its decisions. Its basis: fault on its part in issuing an unlawful decision or refraining from taking a decision it was required to take under laws or regulations, resulting in damage, with a causal relationship between the fault and the damage. The challenged judgment’s adherence to this view. Correct in law. - 33 - Obligation
Arabic original
مسئولية الإدارة بالتعويض عن قراراتها. أساسها: قيام خطأ في جانبها بإصدارها قراراً غير مشروع أو امتناعها عن اتخاذ قرار كان يجب عليها اتخاذه وفقاً للقوانين أو اللوائح ويترتب عليه ضرر وتقوم علاقة سببية بين الخطأ والضرر. التزام الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر. صحيح في القانون. - ٣٣ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٧/٢٠٠٥ إداري جلسة ٢٦/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 33. PDF pages: 33.

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