Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 862

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for bodily injury where the injury does not reach the degree for which diya or arsh is payable pursuant to Islamic Sharia and the Schedule of Diyas. Its assessment at an amount making good the damage. A matter of fact. Condition for this. That no legal provision requires particular criteria to be followed in this regard.
Arabic original
التعويض عن إصابة النفس الذي لم تبلغ الإصابة فيه مبلغ ما تدفع عنه الدية أو الأرش وفقاً لما يقضى به الشرع الإسلامي وينص عليه جدول الديات. تقديره بما يجبر الضرر. موضوعي. شرط ذلك. ألا يكون في القانون نص يُوجب اتباع معايير معينة في خصوصه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٨/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 167. PDF pages: 167.

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