Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 649

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

English translation of the principle

The court's conviction. Is founded on purposes and meanings, not words and forms. - Ascertaining and understanding a witness's statements and deducing their import. Within the authority of the trial court.
Arabic original
عقيدة المحكمة. قيامها على المقاصد والمعاني لا على الألفاظ والمباني. - تحصيل أقوال الشاهد وتفهمها واستخلاص مراميها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠٣/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٧/٦/٢٠٠٢ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 258. PDF pages: 251.

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