Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 134

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

English translation of the principle

The right of lawful defence was not established for revenge but to repel an assault. An example of the absence of a state of lawful defence in an offence of intentional killing.
Arabic original
حق الدفاع الشرعي لم يشرع للانتقام إنما لرد الاعتداء. مثال لانتفاء حالة الدفاع الشرعي في جريمة قتل عمد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨/١٩٧٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/٦/١٩٧٥ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 38. PDF pages: 35.

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