Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 562

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for the injury itself under the rules of Sharia-prescribed diyah. Its nature. The judge may award more than the amount of diyah as the judge considers sufficient to redress the remaining material and moral harm. Example.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الإصابة في ذاتها طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية. ماهيتة. للقاضي الحكم بأكثر من مقدارالدية حسبما يراه كافياً لجبر باقي الأضرار المادية والأدبية. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/٩٨ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٩/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 113. PDF pages: 113.

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