Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1345

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

English translation of the principle

Confidentiality of a juvenile’s trial. Its close connection to the public interest. The consequence of breaching it: nullity of the trial proceedings and nullity of the judgment, constituting nullity pertaining to public order.
Arabic original
سرية محاكمة الحدث. صلتها الوثيقة بالصالح العام. جزاء مخالفتها: بطلان إجراءات المحاكمة وبطلان الحكم بطلاناً يتعلق بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٤/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٨٦ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 367. PDF pages: 364.

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