Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 11

State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Choosing between the application of a special law and a general law. Its condition. Identity of the act stipulated in each. Example concerning the offence of illicit profiteering stipulated in Article 47 of Law 31/70 and the offence under Article 9 of Law 10/79 concerning goods covered by State subsidies.
Arabic original
المفاضلة بين تطبيق قانون خاص وقانون عام. شرطها. وحدة الفعل المنصوص عليه في كل منهما. مثال بشأن جريمة التربح المنصوص عليها بالمادة ٤٧ ق ٣١/٧٠ وجريمة المادة ٩ ق١٠/٧٩ بشأن السلع المشمولة بدعم الدولة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧/١٩٨٢ جزائي جلسة ٢٤/٥/١٩٨٢ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٣٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 11. PDF pages: 8.

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