Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1909

The appeal time limit is one of the time limits for challenging judgments. Its connection with public order. The effect thereof. - The appeal time limit is twenty days from the date of pronouncement of the judgment rendered in the presence of the accused. Article 201, Criminal Procedure. A matter of public order. The court rules that the appeal is inadmissible in form if filed after the time limit. Unless there is force majeure or an excuse on the appellant's part. Its assessment is a matter of fact. The condition for this. - A lawyer's delay in filing a notice of appeal. Does not constitute force majeure. The reason: the law does not require the accused to appoint a lawyer to represent him in appealing the judgment rendered against him. 3- Appeal procedures and the appeal petition:-