| Abstract [eng] |
Compensation for non pecuniary damage arising from a health impairment and a deprivation of life as a way of protecting violated rights was fixed only in 2000, when The Civil code of Lithuania was released. Some problems arise when applying this legal institute. Among these problems – setting the amount of damages and right of compensation for non pecuniary damage for the third persons. The author used different sources for analysing of the subject: the acts of law, jurisprudence and the doctrine of law. The common questions of compensation for non pecuniary damage are analysed in the first chapter of this work. The conception of non pecuniary damage, purposes of the compensation of it and the history of this institute are discussed in this part of work. The grounds of compensation for non pecuniary damage are discussed in the second chapter. The author is trying to describe the parties, which have the right to request for compensation for non pecuniary damage in case of death or loss of health of relatives. The conditions which are needed for requesting of compensation for non pecuniary damage are also pointed in this part of work. The jurisprudence in cases of setting the amount of compensation for non pecuniary damage is analysed in the third chapter. It is done by separating different cathegories of cases. |
