Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 594

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for injury under the rules of Sharia diya. Does not preclude compensation for material and moral damage without this being regarded as an award of two compensations for a single element of damage.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الاصابة طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية. لا يمنع من التعويض عن الضررين المادي والأدبي دون أن يعتبر ذلك قضاء بتعويضين عن عنصر واحد من عناصر الضرر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٩، ٨٥/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 121. PDF pages: 121.

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