Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 467

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for personal injury. Its determination at the amount of the full diyah at a portion thereof where the injury is one for which diyah or arsh may be assessed and in accordance with what is stipulated in the Schedule of Diyahs. Anything short of that. An equitable judicial assessment made by the judge.
Arabic original
التعويضعنإصابةالنفس.تحديدهبقدرالديةالكاملةبجزءمنهاحيثتكونالإصابةممايمكنأنتقوم عنها الدية أو الأرش ووفق ما ينص عليه جدول الديات. ما دون ذلك. حكومة عدل يقدرها القاضي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/٨٩ مدني جلسة ٢/٤/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٩١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 96. PDF pages: 96.

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