Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 489

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

English translation of the principle

An injury for which no diyah or prescribed arsh is payable. Compensation therefor is assessed by the judge at an amount not exceeding the diyah for loss of life. - A munaqqilah is an injury that displaces a bone from its position and is considered one of the shijaj, which occur only in the head or face, and warrants 15% of the diyah. Wounds to the remaining parts of the body. They do not fall within shijaj, are called jirahah, and require equitably assessed compensation.
Arabic original
الإصابة التي لا تدفع عنها دية أو أرش مقدر. التعويض عنها يقدره القاضي بما لا يجاوز دية النفس. - المنقلة هي التي تحول العظم عن موضعه وتعد من الشجاج التي لا تكون إلا في الرأس أو الوجه ويستحق عنها ١٥ ٪ من الدية. الجروح في باقي أعضاء الجسم. لا تدخل في الشجاج وتسمى جراحة وتجب فيها حكومة عدل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٢/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٦/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٩١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 100. PDF pages: 100.

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