Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1601
State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The general rule is that punishments multiply with the multiplicity of offences. Exceptions are what a law provides and what the nature of things dictates. Example: the inconceivability of cumulating a life punishment and a fixed-term punishment of the same kind.
Arabic original
الأصل هو تعدد العقوبات بتعدد الجرائم. يستثنى من ذلك ما نص عليه قانون وما تفرضه طبيعة الأشياء. مثال: عدم تصور تعدد عقوبة مؤبدة وأخرى مؤقتة من ذات نوعها.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٧٠/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٥/٥/١٩٨٧ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٥٧٧)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 419. PDF pages: 416.
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