Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 494

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

English translation of the principle

The substantive defence that the court is obliged to address and answer. Its condition. That reality attest to and support it. An example of a non-substantive defence concerning the impugning of a confession.
Arabic original
الدفاع الجوهري الذي تلتزم المحكمة بالتعرض له والرد عليه. شرطه. أن يشهد له الواقع ويسانده. مثال لدفاع غير جوهري بشان تعييب الاعتراف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٥/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٢/٦/١٩٨٧ القسم الثاني – المجلد الرابع ص ٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 230. PDF pages: 223.

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