Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 152

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the existence of a state of lawful self-defence. A matter of fact. - A state of lawful self-defence. When it arises. - The trial court's authority to ascertain the account of the case which does not support the existence of a state of lawful self-defence. The judgment's disregarding a manifestly invalid defence. It does not render it defective. - 41 - Penal Law
Arabic original
تقدير توافر حالة الدفاع الشرعي. موضوعي. - حالة الدفاع الشرعي. متى تقوم. - سلطة محكمة الموضوع في استخلاص صورة الدعوى والتي لا ترشح لقيام حالة الدفاع الشرعي. التفات الحكم عن الدفاع الظاهر البطلان. لا يعيبه. - ٤١ - الجزاء
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٠/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٢/١/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٥٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 41. PDF pages: 38.

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