Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 456

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for bodily injury where the injury has not reached the degree for which diyah or arsh is payable under Islamic law and as stipulated in the diyah schedule. Assessing it at an amount that redresses the damage. A matter for the court of merits. The condition for this. That there be no statutory provision requiring particular criteria to be followed in this regard.
Arabic original
التعويض عن إصابة النفس الذي لم تبلغ الإصابة فيه مبلغ ما تدفع عنه الدية أو الأرش وفقاً لما يقضي به الشرع الإسلامي وينص عليه جدول الديات. تقديره بما يجبر الضرر. موضوعي. شرط ذلك. ألا يكون في القانون نص يُوجب إتباع معايير معينة في خصوصه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٨/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السابع ص ٤٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 94. PDF pages: 94.

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