Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2015

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

English translation of the principle

Deeming the appeal as never having existed. The criterion for so ruling. - Challenging the first-instance judgment, which alone determined the merits, rather than the appellate judgment which deemed the appeal as never having existed. Impermissible. The reason for that.
Arabic original
اعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن. مناط القضاء به. - النعي على الحكم الابتدائي الذي فصل وحده في الموضوع دون الحكم الاستئنافي الذي قضى باعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن. غير جائز. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٨/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٤/٥/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص٢٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 545. PDF pages: 538.

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