Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1352

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

English translation of the principle

The measure of placement in a juvenile care institution: the legislature has not specified a particular duration for it. Its termination upon the juvenile attaining the age of twenty-one. The Juvenile Prosecution may request its termination or modification before that age.
Arabic original
تدبير الإيداع في مؤسسة لرعاية الأحداث لم يحدد له المشرع مدة معينة. انتهاؤه ببلوغ الحدث سن الحادية والعشرين. لنيابة الأحداث طلب إنهائه أو تعديله قبل هذا السن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٤/١٩٨٩ جزائي جلسة ١٨/١٢/١٩٨٩ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 368. PDF pages: 365.

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