Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4681

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Compensation assessed by the committee formed by the Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs and the Minister of Finance for death, injury and disability during and because of work. Its basis in the schedule of diyas and Minister of Social Affairs Decision 66/1983. It does not preclude the injured party’s entitlement to claim such compensation as may be due to him on a legal basis. - War and its resulting effects. Constitute force majeure exempting the State from liability for the acts of war it conducts and the harm suffered by individuals as a result thereof.
Arabic original
التعويض الذي تقدره اللجنة المشكلة من وزير العدل والشئون القانونية ووزير المالية عن الوفاة والإصابة والعجز أثناء العمل وبسببه. سنده من جدول الديات وقرار وزير الشئون الاجتماعية ٦٦/١٩٨٣. لا يحول دون أحقية المضرور في المطالبة بما يكون مستحقاً له من تعويض له سنده في القانون. - الحرب وما يترتب عليها من آثار. تعد قوة قاهرة تعفى الدولة من مسئوليتها عن الأعمال الحربية التي تجريها وما يصيب الأفراد نتيجة لها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 902. PDF pages: 902.

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