Civil Liability Arising from Property Ownership and Causes Excluding It: A Comparative Study on Iranian and Egyptian Law

Civil liability arising from property ownership as a kind of liability arising from other person’s action is of significance in that it includes the liability arising from ownership of buildings, automobiles and animals which are the most dangerous property causing civil liability. In Iranian law, the liability of building and animal owner arises from his fault for not taking care of them that need to be proved by suffering person. But in Egyptian law, for simplification of compensation, the owner is absolutely regarded as liable for the damage his property causes unless he can prove that the damage has been caused by a force majeure. In this research, the basic difference between these two legal systems as well as the causes excluding civil liability within them will be dealt with.