Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3423

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for moral damage. Absence of a criterion exhaustively delimiting its cases. Its breadth encompasses its various manifestations. It includes every damage left by a fault that leads a person in his honor and reputation or affects his affection, sensations, and feelings. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الضرر الأدبي. عدم وجود معيار لحصر أحواله. اتساعه ليشمل شتى مظاهره. شموله كل ضرر خلّفه خطأ يؤدي الإنسان في شرفه واعتباره أو يصيب عاطفته وإحساسه ومشاعره. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/٢٠٠٨ مدني جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٨٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 632. PDF pages: 632.

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