Hencely v. Fluor Corp. · ¶86

7 Despite its length (2416 Articles), the 1977 Afghan Civil Code gives only cursory treatment to standard tort issues and omits discussion of some key topics altogether. The Code states simply that “[i]f harm is inficted on another due to . . . fault, the perpetrator shall be obligated to pay compensation.” Civil Code of the Republic of Afghanistan, Art. 776 (1977 Civil Code) (transl. by Afghanistan Legal Education Project application of state law would impermissibly intrude in an exclusively federal domain, then adjudicating this case under foreign law would be even worse.

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