Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 351

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

English translation of the principle

Moral damage. Fault is the basis of liability to compensate it. The criminal judgment's negation of fault. Its binding authority in that respect must be observed, and compensation for moral damage is precluded. The judgment's contravention thereof is an error requiring its cassation. An example.
Arabic original
الضرر الأدبي. أساس المسئولية عن التعويض عنه هو الخطأ. نفي الحكم الجزائي الخطأ. وجوب التزام حجيته في ذلك وامتناع التعويض عن الضرر الأدبي. مخالفة الحكم ذلك خطأ يوجب تمييزه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٩/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١٠/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 76. PDF pages: 76.

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