Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 584

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

English translation of the principle

The State's obligation to pay Sharia blood money where the person responsible for the harm cannot be identified. The basis for exempting it from this obligation. Its inability to provide security or reach those who breach it as a result of force majeure, such as war or occupation. A judgment holding that this obligation rests upon the State in all circumstances. Renders it defective. Example.
Arabic original
التزام الدولة بالدية الشرعية حال تعذر معرفة المسئول عن الضرر. مناط إعفائها من هذا الالتزام. أن تنتفي عنها مكنة توفير الأمن أو الوصول لمن يخل به نتيجة قوة قاهرة كالحرب أو الاحتلال. قضاء الحكم بقيام هذا الالتزام قبل الدولة في جميع الأحوال. يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٦/٩٨ أحوال جلسة ١/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 119. PDF pages: 119.

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