Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 357

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

English translation of the principle

The person responsible for an unlawful act. His obligation to compensate for damage even if moral. Article 231 of the Civil Code. This encompasses moral damage in all its manifestations. Example concerning what befell a father as a result of his son being accused.
Arabic original
المسئول عن العمل غير المشروع. التزامه بالتعويض عن الضرر ولو كان أدبياً. م ٢٣١ مدني. شمول ذلك للضرر الأدبي في كافة مظاهره. مثال بشأن ما أصاب الأب نتيجة اتهام ابنه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٢/٩٨ مدني جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 77. PDF pages: 77.

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