Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 126

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the existence or absence of duress leading to loss of freedom and choice and resulting in - 36 - Penal Law absence of criminal responsibility. The trial court alone determines it. The limit of this.
Arabic original
تقدير توافر أو انتفاء الإكراه الذي يؤدي إلى فقدان الحرية والاختيار ويترتب عليه - ٣٦ - الجزاء انعدام المسئولية الجزائية. تستقل محكمة الموضوع بالفصل فيه. حد ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٦/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٣/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص٦٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 36. PDF pages: 33–34.

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