Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2032

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal's adoption of the reasons of the first-instance judgment alongside the reasons it stated. Its significance: it adopts those reasons of the first-instance judgment that do not conflict with its own reasons. It may refer, in stating the facts, to the reasons of the first-instance judgment even if it differs from it in the outcome.
Arabic original
أخذ محكمة الاستئناف بأسباب الحكم الابتدائي إلى ما أورده من أسباب. مفاده: أنها تأخذ من أسباب الحكم الابتدائي بما لا يتعارض مع أسبابها. لها أن تحيل في ذكر الوقائع إلى أسباب الحكم الابتدائي حتى ولو خالفته في النتيجة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٢، ٣٤/١٩٨٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٥/١٩٨٤ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 548. PDF pages: 541.

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