Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 444

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

English translation of the principle

The grounds for Sharia diyah and cases of entitlement to it. According to the contents of the diyah schedule. The absence from this schedule of entitlement to diyah or a fraction thereof in the event of loss of the ability to control urination or defecation. The implication. Entitlement to hukumat ‘adl compensation for them not exceeding the diyah for loss of life.
Arabic original
موجبات الدية الشرعية وأحوال استحقاقها. وفق ما يتضمنه جدول الديات. خلو هذا الجدول من استحقاق الدية أو جزء منها في حالة فقد القدرة على التحكم في التبول أو التبرز. مؤداه. استحقاق حكومة عدل عنهما بما لا يجاوز دية النفس.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٣٦، ٢٣٨/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٣٨)

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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