Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1631

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

English translation of the principle

Refraining from pronouncing punishment. Its criterion and purpose. The court must observe the limits of the justifications the limits of the justifications laid down by law for deciding it; its departure from these justifications. - 424 - Penal Its being subject in this respect to the Court of Cassation. Example.
Arabic original
الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. مناطه والغرض منه. على المحكمة أن تلتزم حدود المبررات حدود المبررات التي وضعها القانون لتقريره خروجها عن هذه المبررات. - ٤٢٤ - الجزاء خضوعها في ذلك لمحكمة التمييز. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠/١٩٨٤ جزائي جلسة ٩/٧/١٩٨٤ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٣٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 424. PDF pages: 421–422.

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