Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 447

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for bodily harm is determined according to the rules of Sharia diya, in full or in part, in accordance with the provisions of Islamic Sharia, without distinction between one person and another. An example concerning the diya for a wound reaching the membrane of the brain.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الضرر الواقع على النفس يتحدد طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية كاملة أو بجزء منها وفق أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية من غير تمييز بين شخص وآخر. مثال بشأن دية الآمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٧/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٩/٣/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٤٠)

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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