Monetary compensation for tort moral
0372-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026
The monetary compensation for tort moral is neither punishment nor replacement, but satisfaction. That means a psychological satisfaction by means of which a feeling of well-being is to be brought into the injured soul in order to be able to bring the disturbed inner comfort back into balance.
Deutsch
Geldentschädigung für tort moral 0372-de
Die Geldentschädigung für tort moral ist weder Strafe, noch Ersatz, sondern Satisfaktion. Das heisst eine psychologische Genugtuung mittels derer in die verletzte Seele ein Gefühl des Wohlbefindens gebracht werden soll um das gestörte innere Behagen wieder in Gleichgewicht bringen zu können.
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