Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 471

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation by Sharia-prescribed diyah. The criterion for awarding it. - A hashimah is an injury that breaks or crushes a bone without removing it, and occurs only in the bones of the head and face. Other injuries do not fall within head and facial wounds and require judicially assessed compensation. An example of injuries that do not constitute a hashimah, an ammah, or a munaqqilah, and of injuries for which no diyah is due.
Arabic original
التعويض بالدية الشرعية. مناط الحكم به. - الهاشمة هي التي تكسر العظم أو تهشمه دون أن تزيله ولا تكون إلا في عظام الرأس والوجه. ما عداها لا تدخل في الشجاج وتجب فيها حكومة عدل. مثال لما لا يعد هاشمه ولا يعد آمة أو منقله ولما لا يستحق عنه دية من الإصابات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٥/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 97. PDF pages: 97.

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