Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 443

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation under the rules of Sharia diyah. The criterion for entitlement thereto. When the personal injury is one for which diyah or arsh is payable under Islamic Sharia and is provided for in the schedule of diyahs. The injury not reaching the degree for which diyah or arsh is payable. Compensation therefor is as assessed by the court of merits. Equitably assessed compensation. An example.
Arabic original
التعويض وفقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية. مناط استحقاقه. عندما تكون إصابة النفس مما يدفع عنها الدية أو الأرش وفقاً لأحكام الشريعة الإسلامية وينص عليه جدول الديات. عدم بلوغ الإصابة مبلغ ما تدفع عنه دية أو أرش. التعويض عنها وفق ما تقدره محكمة الموضوع. حكومة عدل. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٣٦، ٢٣٨/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 92. PDF pages: 92.

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