Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 483

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

English translation of the principle

Sharia diyah constitutes compensation only for the bodily injury itself and does not prevent the injured person from claiming - 98 - Obligation compensation for the remaining elements of damage resulting from the injury where liability for the unlawful act is established. The value of full diyah for loss of life is fixed at 10,000 dinars. - The bone-fracturing wound, the body-cavity-penetrating wound, the brain-membrane-reaching wound, and the bone-displacing wound:
Arabic original
الدية الشرعية لا تمثل تعويضاً إلا عن ذات إصابة النفس ولا تحول بين المضرور وبين المطالبة - ٩٨ - التزام بالتعويض عن باقي عناصر الضرر المترتب من جراء الإصابة عند تحقق المسئولية عن العمل غير المشروع. تحديد قيمة الدية الكاملة عن فقد النفس بعشرة آلاف دينار. - الهاشمة والجائفة والآمة والمنقلة:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٣٧/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٢٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 98. PDF pages: 98–99.

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