Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 146

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the existence or absence of a state of lawful defence. A matter of fact. Its condition. - Lawful defence is the repelling of an assault to prevent the person perpetrating it from continuing it. Disarming the offender of the instrument of aggression and stabbing him with it. Does not constitute lawful defence.
Arabic original
تقدير قيام حالة الدفاع الشرعي أو انتفائها. موضوعي. شرطه. - الدفاع الشرعي رد للاعتداء للحيلولة بين من يباشره والاستمرار فيه. تجريد الجاني من آلة العدوان وطعنه بها. لا يعد دفاعاً شرعياً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٧/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص١٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 40. PDF pages: 37.

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