Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 442

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

English translation of the principle

Liability for bodily harm warranting diya under Islamic Sharia rests upon its direct perpetrator. Its consequence. The direct perpetrator is liable even without intent or transgression. The direct perpetrator. Its meaning. - The difference between direct and indirect causation.
Arabic original
ضمان أذى النفس الذي يستوجب الدية وفقاً لأحكام الشرع الإسلامي يكون على من باشره. مؤداه. المباشر ضامن ولو لم يتعمد أو يتعد. المباشر. ماهيته. - اختلاف المباشرة عن التسبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨/٩٦ مدني جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 92. PDF pages: 92.

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