Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 135

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the circumstances and requirements of lawful self-defence. A personal matter. Its criterion. The psychological state of the person who is surprised by an act of aggression, placing him in critical, delicate circumstances requiring immediate action to escape the predicament. Judging him according to calm, balanced and composed thinking. Impermissible. An example. - 38 - Penal Law - The situation of lawful self-defence. Ends only when the aggression ends and ceases.
Arabic original
تقدير ظروف الدفاع الشرعي ومقتضياته. أمر شخصي. مناطه. الحالة النفسية للشخص الذي يفاجأ بفعل الاعتداء فيجعله في ظروف حرجة دقيقة تتطلب منه معالجة على الفور للخروج من المأزق. محاسبته على مقتضى التفكير الهادئ المتزن المطمئن. غير جائز. مثال. - ٣٨ - الجزاء - حالة الدفاع الشرعي. لا تنتهي إلا بانتهاء الاعتداء وزواله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣/١٩٧٥ جزائي جلسة ٨/١٢/١٩٧٥ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 38. PDF pages: 35–36.

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