Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1381

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

English translation of the principle

Judgments imposing the death penalty. The Court of Cassation may, of its own motion, quash the judgment in any case of error in the application of the law or invalidity. In doing so, it is not bound by the limits of the grounds of appeal or the opinion of the Public Prosecution.
Arabic original
الأحكام الصادرة بالإعدام. لمحكمة التمييز من تلقاء نفسها تمييز الحكم في أية حالة من حالات الخطأ في تطبيق القانون أو البطلان. عدم تقيدها في ذلك بحدود أوجه الطعن أو رأي النيابة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٠/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٦/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص ٢٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 376. PDF pages: 373.

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