Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1687

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

English translation of the principle

What counts in judgments is what the judge pronounces in court. What appears in the reasons without clarifying or supporting the operative part. Is of no account. Example: the judgment's imposing a fine in its operative part. No account is taken of what appears in its reasons concerning refraining from pronouncing punishment. - 466 - Criminal Procedures and Trials
Arabic original
العبرة في الأحكام بما ينطق به القاضي بمجلس القضاء. ما يرد بالأسباب غير موضح أو مدعم للمنطوق. لا عبرة به. مثال: قضاء الحكم في منطوقه بعقوبة الغرامة. لا عبرة بما ورد بأسبابه بشأن الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. - ٤٦٦ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٤/١٩٨٥ جزائي جلسة ٣٠/١٢/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 466. PDF pages: 459.

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