Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 522

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

English translation of the principle

Inability to control urination and defecation is not among the injuries having a prescribed diya or arsh. It requires an equitably assessed indemnity not exceeding the diya for loss of life.
Arabic original
عدم القدرة على التحكم في البول والبراز ليس من الإصابات التي لها دية أو أرش مقدر. تجب فيها حكومة عدل بما لا يجاوز دية النفس.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥١٢، ٥١٧/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 106. PDF pages: 106.

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