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Article 711Compensation for Damages to Close Relatives

第七百十一条(近親者に対する損害の賠償)

A person that has taken the life of another must compensate for damage to the father, mother, spouse, and children of the victim, even if the property rights of the same have not been infringed.

他人の生命を侵害した者は、被害者の父母、配偶者及び子に対しては、その財産権が侵害されなかった場合においても、損害の賠償をしなければならない。

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