Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 138

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

English translation of the principle

Determination of the facts from which the existence of a state of lawful self-defense is inferred. A matter of fact. Absence of imminent danger that threatens and requires defense to avert it. The finding that no state of defense existed is valid.
Arabic original
استخلاص الوقائع التي يستنتج منها قيام حالة الدفاع الشرعي. موضوعي انتفاء الخطر الحال الذي يهدد ويستوجب الدفاع لدرئه. صحة نفي حالة الدفاع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/١٩٨٠ جزائي جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٨٠ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٢٨١) (والطعن ١٩/١٩٩٢ جزائي جلسة ٨/٦/١٩٩٢ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٥٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 39. PDF pages: 36.

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