Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1695

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

English translation of the principle

Issuance of an Amiri pardon of the penalty before determination of the appeal in cassation. Its effect. The appeal may not be heard. The reason for this. Pardon is an act of sovereignty which the judiciary has no power to interfere with or review, and the Court of Cassation has no power to proceed with hearing the appeal. - 435 - Criminal Law
Arabic original
صدور عفو أميري عن العقوبة قبل الفصل في الطعن بالتمييز. أثره. عدم جواز نظر الطعن. علة ذلك. العفو من أعمال السيادة لا يملك القضاء المساس به أو التعقيب عليه ولا تملك محكمة التمييز المضي في نظر الطعن. - ٤٣٥ - الجزاء
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٢/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٩/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٣١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 435. PDF pages: 432.

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