Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1736

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Cassation may of its own motion, and the parties may, raise grounds relating to public order for the first time before it, even if they were not previously invoked in the memorandum of grounds of appeal within the time limit. - The plea of invalidity of the challenged judgment owing to the disqualification of the panel that issued it. Its connection with public order. When a judge is disqualified from hearing the case. The provisions governing this. Example in which the grounds of disqualification from issuing the challenged judgment are absent.
Arabic original
لمحكمة التمييز من تلقاء نفسها وللخصوم إثارة الأسباب المتعلقة بالنظام العام لأول مرة أمامها ولو لم يسبق التمسك بها في مذكرة أسباب الطعن في الميعاد. - الدفع بطلان الحكم المطعون فيه لعدم صلاحية الهيئة التي أصدرته. تعلقه بالنظام العام. متى يكون القاضي غير صالح لنظر الدعوى. الأحكام المنظمة لذلك. مثال ينتفي فيه أسباب عدم الصلاحية لإصدار الحكم المطعون فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٧/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ١/٢/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 477. PDF pages: 470.

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