Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3268

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The direct perpetrator of bodily harm requiring diyah. Is liable even if he did not act intentionally or transgress. Determining whether the harm occurred directly or through indirect causation is governed by Islamic jurisprudence. Direct causation. Its nature. Its distinction from indirect causation. - Egregious conduct that relieves the direct perpetrator of liability. Its nature.
Arabic original
المباشر للضرر الواقع على النفس ما يستوجب الدية. ضامن ولو لم يتعمد أو يتعد. بيان ما إذا كان الضرر قد حدث مباشرةً أو تسبباً، المرجع فيه هو الفقه الإسلامي. المباشرة. ماهيتها. اختلافها عن التسبب. - السلوك الفاحش الذي يرفع المسؤولة عن كاهل المباشر. ماهيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٥/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٥٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 551. PDF pages: 551.

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