The right to compensation for non-pecuniary damage to natural persons for bodily injury or deprivation of life Cover Image

Tiesības uz morālā kaitējuma atlīdzību fiziskām personām par veselības kaitējuma nodarīšanu vai dzīvības atņemšanu
The right to compensation for non-pecuniary damage to natural persons for bodily injury or deprivation of life

Author(s): Kristina Krjukova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law
Published by: Baltijas Starptautiskā akadēmija
Keywords: compensation;natural person;non-economic damages;

Summary/Abstract: This article examines specifics of compensation for the non-economic damages to natural persons in law of delict. The article examined cases in which compensation for moral harm is provided forcibly in cases of violent death. For compensation of moral harm can apply: 1.relative of the first degree (spouse, mother, father) 2. other relatives (sister, brothers) 3 The person with whom the deceased lived actual marital relations 4 Persons with whom the deceased was made a contract of maintenance 5 Other strangers who can prove that they are on the content of the deceased, or of the deceased on their content. The aim of the work is to find out the rights of an individual to compensation for moral harm and compensation in cases of the death of a close person or for causing grievous bodily harm. The aim of the work is to examine, how compensation for the non-economic damages are regulated in Latvia.

  • Issue Year: 54/2019
  • Issue No: 3+4
  • Page Range: 53-58
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Latvian