Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1634

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

English translation of the principle

Criminal proceedings may not be instituted against a person who committed an offence outside Kuwait and then returned thereto after being convicted by foreign courts and serving the punishment imposed upon him. Article 13 of the Penal Code. - The judgment's failure to respond to a manifestly invalid legal plea does not vitiate it. Example.
Arabic original
لايجوز إقامة الدعوى الجزائية على مرتكب جريمة خارج الكويت ثم العودة إليها بعد الحكم عليه بالإدانة من المحاكم الأجنبية واستيفاء العقوبة المقضي بها عليه. المادة ١٣ من قانون الجزاء. - التفات الحكم عن الرد على الدفع القانوني ظاهر البطلان لا يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨٣/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ٤/٤/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٦١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 454. PDF pages: 447.

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