Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 153
State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Assessment of the facts from which the existence or absence of a state of lawful self-defense is inferred. A matter of fact. - The accused's initiation of an assault upon the victim while the latter is unarmed does not constitute lawful self-defense. Example. C- The plea that a state of lawful self-defense existed:
Arabic original
تقدير الوقائع التي يستنتج منها قيام حالة الدفاع الشرعي أو انتفاؤها. موضوعي. - مبادرة المتهم للمجني عليه بالاعتداء حالة كون الأخير أعزلاً لا يتحقق به الدفاع الشرعي. مثال. ج- الدفع بقيام حالة الدفاع الشرعي:Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٠٩/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/١٠/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٥٠٨)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 42. PDF pages: 39.
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