Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1884

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

English translation of the principle

Criminal judgments that may be appealed. What they are: judgments deciding the merits and ending the dispute before the court. - The judgment’s rejection of the plea that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the action, its finding that it has jurisdiction, and its proceeding to hear it. A judgment not deciding the merits of the action. The effect of this. It may not be appealed. The challenged judgment’s contravention of this view, its ruling that the appeal is formally admissible, and its consideration of the merits. Vitiates it. The basis for this.
Arabic original
الأحكام الجزائية التي يجوز استئنافها. ما هيتها: هي الاحكام الفاصلة في الموضوع وتنتهي بها الخصومة أمام المحكمة. - قضاء الحكم برفض الدفع بعدم اختصاص المحكمة ولائياً بنظر الدعوى وباختصاصها والمضي في نظرها. حكم غير فاصل في موضوع الدعوى. أثر ذلك. عدم جواز استئنافه. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر وقضاؤه بقبول الاستئناف شكلاً وتعرضه للموضوع. يعيبه. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/١٢/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص١٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 517. PDF pages: 510.

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