Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 554

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

English translation of the principle

Determining compensation according to the rules of Sharia diyah. Its case. Where the personal injury is one for which diyah or arsh is payable according to what is stipulated in the Schedule of Diyahs. - Determining compensation according to the rules of Sharia diyah. This does not prevent the judge from awarding more than its amount to make good other damage.
Arabic original
تحديد التعويض وفقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية. حالته. حين تكون إصابة النفس مما يدفع عنه دية أو أرش وفق ما ينص عليه جدول الديات. - تحديد التعويض طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية. لا يمنع القاضي من الحكم بأكثر من مقدارها لجبر الأضرار الأخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٣/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٣/٧/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٩٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 112. PDF pages: 112.

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