Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 353

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The compensation payable by the person responsible for an unlawful act. Its inclusion of moral damage. An example is the sorrow and grief a person feels and the love and affection he loses as a result of the death of someone dear to him. The legislature left cases falling short of death to the discretion of the court of merits.
Arabic original
التعويض الذي يلتزم به المسئول عن العمل غير المشروع. شموله الضرر الأدبي. مثال ما يستشعره الشخص من الحزن والأسى وما يفتقده من عاطفة الحب والحنان نتيجة موت عزيز عليه. ترك المشرع ما دون حالة الوفاة لتقدير محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣/١٩٩٦ مدني جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 77. PDF pages: 77.

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