Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 124

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

English translation of the principle

The state of necessity that extinguishes criminal liability. What establishes it. - The judgment’s failure to respond to a manifestly unfounded defence. Does not vitiate it. Example concerning the Iraqi occupation.
Arabic original
حالة الضرورة التي تسقط المسئولية الجزائية. ما يوفرها. - التفات الحكم عن الرد على دفاع ظاهر البطلان. لا يعيبه.مثال بشأن الاحتلال العراقي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/١٩٩٤ جزائي جلسة ٣١/١٠/١٩٩٤ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٧٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 36. PDF pages: 33.

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