Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1319

Freedom of thought and expression of opinion. A constitutional principle. Including the right to criticism and freedom of the press, printing and publishing. Prohibition is the exception. The exception may not efface the principle, encroach upon it or suspend it. - Prohibition of publishing news of the bankruptcy of merchants, commercial companies, banks or money changers, except with permission from the competent court. Article 21/5 of Law No. 3 of 2006 concerning Printing and Publishing. Assessment thereof. A matter of fact. Its limit. - The news item published circulating information about lawsuits pending before the courts, as relating to economic and legal public affairs. No grounds for criminalisation. - Publication offences in which reconciliation or individual pardon is impermissible:-