Compensation for non-pecuniary damage in the light of the Constitutional Court's ruling I. ÚS 1010/22
2023
Abstract
In its ruling of 8 March 2022, Case No. I.ÚS 1010/22, the Constitutional Court expressed its criticism of the procedure of the general courts, which awarded compensation for pain and hardship to the victims mechanically in accordance with the Methodology of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic for the Compensation of Non-Material Injury to Health and the calculation supported by an expert opinion.
In my article, I summarize the legal basis for compensation for this type of non-pecuniary damage and the possibilities of further practical use of the Methodology of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic for compensation for non-pecuniary damage to health.