Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1629

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

English translation of the principle

The plea that the criminal action may not be heard because it has previously been adjudicated. Its condition. Identity of cause in the two actions. What is required for its existence. What does not suffice for that.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم جواز نظر الدعوى الجزائية لسبق الفصل فيها. شرطه. وحدة السبب في الدعويين. ما يلزم لتوافره. ما لا يكفي لذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٤/١٩٨٩ جزائي جلسة ٦/١١/١٩٨٩ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٤٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 453. PDF pages: 446.

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