Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 140

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

English translation of the principle

Proof of the existence of premeditation. Its necessary consequence. The absence of a state of lawful defense on the offender's part.
Arabic original
إثبات توافر سبق الإصرار. لازمه. انتفاء حالة الدفاع الشرعي لدى الجاني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٥/١٩٨٤ جزائي جلسة ١٠/١٢/١٩٨٤ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٢٨٢) (والطعن ٢٦٨/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص١٥٨) (والطعن ٣/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص١٥٨)

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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