Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 127

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

English translation of the principle

The state of necessity that extinguishes responsibility. Its condition: that the offence committed by the perpetrator be the sole means of averting the imminent danger facing him. Averting the danger of the victim marrying someone other than the accused. Does not justify his killing her.
Arabic original
حالة الضرورة التي تسقط المسئولية. شرطها: أن تكون الجريمة التي ارتكبها الجاني هي الوسيلة الوحيدة لدفع الخطر الحال به. دفع خطر زواج المجني عليها بآخر غير المتهم. لا يسوغ له قتلها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨٧/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ١١/٦/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص٦٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 37. PDF pages: 34.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace