Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1382

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

English translation of the principle

The function of the Court of Cassation in relation to judgments imposing the death penalty. Its nature. It is not bound by the limits of the grounds of appeal or by the basis of the opinion with which the Public Prosecution submits those judgments to it.
Arabic original
وظيفة محكمة التمييز بالنسبة للأحكام الصادرة بالإعدام. ماهيتها. عدم تقيدها بحدود أوجه الطعن أو بمبنى الرأي الذي تعرض به النيابة العامة تلك الأحكام عليها
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨١/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ٦/٢/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص ٢٥٧) (والطعن ٢٢/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٧/٤/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٤٤٦)

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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