Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1716

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment issued by the martial-law court. Its non-ratification by the competent authority during the period in which martial law was in force. Its effect. Its extinction and the erasure of its binding force, without precluding the institution of criminal proceedings against the accused and his retrial before the competent court for the same acts and facts. An example. - 472 - Criminal Procedures and Trials
Arabic original
الحكم الصادر من المحكمة العرفية. عدم اعتماده من الجهة المختصة خلال فترة العمل بالأحكام العرفية. أثره. زواله ومحو حجيته وبما لا يحول دون رفع الدعوى الجزائية ضد المتهم ومحاكمته من جديد أمام المحكمة المختصة عن ذات الأفعال والوقائع. مثال. - ٤٧٢ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/١٩٩٢ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/٩/١٩٩٢ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٤٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 472. PDF pages: 465.

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