Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 569

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

English translation of the principle

Sharia diya does not prevent the injured party from claiming compensation for the remaining elements of damage resulting from the injury when liability for an unlawful act is established. The rationale therefor: diya constitutes compensation only for the bodily injury itself. The obligation of the direct actor to pay Sharia diya or a portion thereof (liability of the direct actor):
Arabic original
الدية الشرعية لا تحول بين المضرور وبين المطالبة بالتعويض عن باقي عناصر الضرر المترتبة على الإصابة عند تحقق المسئولية عن العمل غير المشروع. علة ذلك: أن الدية لا تمثل تعويضاً إلا عن ذات إصابة النفس. التزام المباشر بالدية الشرعية أو بجزء منها (مسئولية المباشر):
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٣٦/٢٠١٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١٠/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 115. PDF pages: 115.

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