Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 457

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

English translation of the principle

An injury for which no diyah or prescribed arsh is payable under the provisions of Islamic Sharia and as stipulated in the Schedule of Diyahs. Compensation for it shall be according to what the judge assesses to make good the damage, as an equitable judicial assessment.
Arabic original
الإصابة التي لا يدفع عنها دية أو أرش مقدّر وفقاً لما تقضي به أحكام الشرع الإسلامي وينص عليها جدول الديات. التعويض عنها يكون وفق ما يقدره القاضي جبراً للضرر حكومة عدل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨١/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السابع ص ٤٥١)

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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