Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 155
State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
A defence written in a memorandum. Is a substitute for oral defence. - The plea of the existence of a state of lawful defence. A material defence. Requires the court to discuss and respond to it. The judgment’s contravention of this. A deficiency requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
الدفاع المكتوب في مذكرة. يعد بديلاً عن الدفاع الشفوي. - الدفع بتوافر حالة الدفاع الشرعي. دفاع جوهري. يوجب على المحكمة مناقشته والرد عليه. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. قصور يوجب تمييزه.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٣/١٩٧٦ جزائي جلسة ٧/٢/١٩٧٧ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٨٥) (والطعن ٩٧/١٩٨٥ جزائي جلسة ٣/٦/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٢٨٢)
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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