Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 429

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule concerning liability for personal injury warranting diya under the provisions of Islamic Sharia and the contents of the diya schedule. The burden of the damage falls on its direct perpetrator.
Arabic original
القاعدة العامة في ضمان أذى النفس بما يستوجب الدية وفقاً لأحكام الشرع الإسلامي وما يتضمنه جدول الديات. غرم الضرر على من باشره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦/٩٠ مدني جلسة ٣٠/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٩١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 89. PDF pages: 89.

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