Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1147

State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Contradiction between the operative part of the judgment and its reasons. Vitiates it with contradiction and mutual inconsistency if attributable to confusion indicating a defect in the judgment's conception. An example of the judgment concluding in its operative part that the appeal is impermissible - 370 - Criminal Procedures and Trials despite setting out in its reasons what indicates its admissibility.
Arabic original
تناقض منطوق الحكم مع أسبابه.يعيبه بالتناقض والتخادل إذا كان مرد ذلك إلى اضطراب ينبئ عن اختلال فكرة الحكم. مثال لانتهاء الحكم في منطوقه إلى عدم جواز - ٣٧٠ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية الاستئناف رغم إيراده في أسبابه ما يفيد قبوله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٣/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ١٢/١٠/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 370. PDF pages: 363–364.

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