Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 524

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for bodily injury itself by diya pursuant to the provisions of Islamic Sharia. Its cases. - The injury not reaching the degree for which diya or arsh is payable. Its effect. Assessment of compensation for it is for the judge, as he considers sufficient to redress the damage.
Arabic original
التعويض عن ذات إصابة النفس بالدية طبقاً لأحكام الشريعة الإسلامية حالاته. - عدم بلوغ الإصابة مبلغ ما تدفع عنه الدية أو الأرش. أثره. تقدير التعويض عنها يكون للقاضي حسبما يراه جابراً للضرر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/٩٧ مدني جلسة ٣٠/٣/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٤٧)

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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