Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 595

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

English translation of the principle

Damage to the person. Compensation therefor is subject to the rules of Sharia diyah. - Compensation for the other elements of damage. Supplementary. Its assessment. Within the authority of the judge of merits. The condition thereof. Partial diyah for the loss of a permanent tooth and fracture of the nasal bone:
Arabic original
الضرر الواقع على النفس. تعويضه يخضع لقواعد الدية الشرعية. - التعويض عن العناصر الأخرى للضرر. تكميلي تقديره. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك. الدية الجزئية لفقد السن الدائمة وكسر عظم الأنف:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٩، ١٠١/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٩٤ 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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