Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1341

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

English translation of the principle

The maximum limits of the punishment imposed on a juvenile who has not completed 18 years of age. Their nature. Article 20 of the Penal Code. - Young age is a statutory mitigating excuse. Its limit. - Example of the absence of an error of law in an offence of indecent assault.
Arabic original
الحدود القصوى للعقوبة التي يقضى بها على الحدث الذي لم يتم ثماني عشرة سنة. ماهيتها. م ٢٠ ق الجزاء. - صغر السن من الأعذار القانونية المخففة. حد ذلك. - مثال لانتفاء الخطأ في القانون في جريمة هتك عرض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٩/١٩٧٨ جزائي جلسة ٨/١/١٩٧٩ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 366. PDF pages: 363.

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