Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 463

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

English translation of the principle

Sharia diya. A right of the injured party because it is compensation for injury to the person itself, enters into their assets, and is considered an estate shared by their heirs. A claim for inherited compensation and a claim for diya constitute a single subject matter, namely compensation for injury to the person. Its implication. They may not be combined.
Arabic original
الدية الشرعية. حق للمضرور لأنها تعويض عن إصابة ذات النفس وتدخل في ماله وتعتبر تركة يتقاسمها ورثته. طلب التعويض الموروث وطلب الدية يشكلان محلاً واحداً هو التعويض عن إصابة النفس. مؤداه. عدم جواز الجمع بينهما.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢٤/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ١٩/١١/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٤٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 95. PDF pages: 95.

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