Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 699

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

English translation of the principle

Mental illness that eliminates responsibility. Is that which eliminates awareness or results in loss of the ability to direct the will. - Assessment of the accused’s mental condition is a matter of fact. The trial court has exclusive authority to decide it and may compare expert reports, weigh their opinions against one another, accept what it considers appropriate and discard the rest. Its acceptance of any of the submitted reports. Its implication.
Arabic original
المرض العقلي الذي تنعدم به المسئولية. هو الذي من شأنه أن يعدم الإدراك أو يترتب عليه فقد القدرة على توجيه الإرادة. - تقدير حالة المتهم العقلية من الأمور الموضوعية. استقلال محكمة الموضوع بالفصل فيها ولها المفاضلة بين تقارير الخبراء والترجيح بين آرائهم والأخذ بما تراه وطرح ما عداه. أخذها بأي من التقارير المقدمة. مفاده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٧/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ١٦/٣/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 269. PDF pages: 262.

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