Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 586

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

English translation of the principle

The State's guarantee of compensation for personal injury. Its limits. Sharia diyah and the framework of its rules in accordance with the schedule of diyahs. The injury not reaching the degree for which diyah or arsh is payable. Its effect. The State is not obliged to compensate therefor.
Arabic original
ضمان الدولة لأذى النفس. حدوده. الدية الشرعية وإطار أحكامها وفق ما يتضمنه جدول الديات. عدم بلوغ الإصابة مبلغ ما تدفع عنه الدية أو الأرش. أثره. عدم التزام الدولة بالتعويض عنها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٦/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٥/٥/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 119. PDF pages: 119.

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