Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3410

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The obligation of the person responsible for an unlawful act to compensate for damage, even if non-pecuniary, in its various manifestations. Article 231/1, 2, Civil Code. Reason thereof. - 629 - Obligation - Compensation for non-pecuniary damage arising from death. Confined to spouses and relatives of the deceased up to the second degree. Cases short of death. Subject to the discretion of the judge of merits. Article 231/3, Civil Code.
Arabic original
التزام المسئول عن العمل الغير مشروع بالتعويض عن الضرر ولو كان أدبياً وفي شتى مظاهره. م ٢٣١/١، ٢ مدني. علة ذلك. - ٦٢٩ - التزام - التعويض عن الضرر الأدبي الناشئ عن الوفاة. قصره على الأزواج والأقارب حتى الدرجة الثانية للمتوفى. ما دون الوفاة. خضوعه لتقدير قاضي الموضوع. م ٢٣١/ ٣ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤٤/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٥/٦/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 629. PDF pages: 629–630.

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