Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2038

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal may adopt the reasons of the judgment appealed against as the reasons for its judgment. It suffices to refer to them without reproducing them. No fault attaches to it if it does not respond with separate reasons to the defence presented before it. The reason for this.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الاستئناف أن تتخذ من أسباب الحكم المستأنف أسباباً لحكمها. كفاية أن تحيل عليها دون إيرادها. لا عليها إذ هي لم ترد بأسباب خاصة على الدفاع المبدي أمامها. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٥/١٩٨٩ جزائي جلسة ١٨/١٢/١٩٨٩ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص١٢٣) (والطعن ٢٣١/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص١٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 549. PDF pages: 542.

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