Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 437

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

English translation of the principle

Liability for personal injury. The reason for imposing it on the direct actor: a precautionary rule so that blood is not shed without recompense. Its implication. - The obligation to pay diya is not confined to the direct actor. It binds everyone whose liability for personal injury is established, whatever the form of liability, in addition to compensation for other elements of damage.
Arabic original
ضمان أذى النفس. العلة من إلزام المباشر به: حكم احتياطي حتى لا يسفك دم هدراً. مؤداه. - الالتزام بالدية عدم اقتصاره على المباشر. التزام كل من تثبت مسئوليته عن إصابة النفس أياً كانت صورة المسئولية مضافاً إليها التعويض عن عناصر الضرر الأخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٦/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 91. PDF pages: 91.

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