Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 371

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for moral damage is permissible in all its manifestations. Its assessment. A matter for the court of merits according to what the court considers appropriate to make good the damage. The condition thereof. Disputing this. A factual argument inadmissible before the Court of Cassation. Example.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الضرر الأدبي جائز في شتى مظاهره. تقديره. موضوعي بحسب ما تراه المحكمة مناسباً لجبر الضرر. شرط ذلك. المنازعة في ذلك. جدل موضوعي غير جائز أمام التمييز. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٨٢/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٦/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ١٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 80. PDF pages: 80.

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