Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 420

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

English translation of the principle

The burden of damage falls upon its direct perpetrator in accordance with the provisions of Islamic law and the contents of the diyah schedule.
Arabic original
غرُم الضرر على من باشره وفقاً لأحكام الشرع الإسلامي وما يتضمنه جدول الديات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٩١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 88. PDF pages: 88.

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