Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 479

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

English translation of the principle

Loss of life is among the matters for which full blood money is due. A claim for it shall not be heard after fifteen years have elapsed. The judgment's reaching that conclusion is correct.
Arabic original
فقد النفس مما تستحق عنه دية كاملة. المطالبة بها لا تسمع بمضي خمسة عشر سنة. انتهاء الحكم إلى ذلك صحيح.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٠/٤/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 98. PDF pages: 98.

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