Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 43

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

English translation of the principle

The provisions of the Kuwaiti Penal Code apply to every person who commits, within the territory of Kuwait and its dependencies, any offence stipulated therein, and to every person who commits outside the territory of Kuwait an act rendering him a principal perpetrator or an accomplice in an offence occurring wholly or partly within the territory of Kuwait.
Arabic original
سريان أحكام قانون الجزاء الكويتي على كل شخص يرتكب في إقليم الكويت وتوابعها جريمة من الجرائم المنصوص عليها فيه وعلى كل شخص يرتكب خارج إقليم الكويت فعلاً يجعله فاعلاً أصلياً أو شريكاً في جريمة وقعت كلها أو بعضها في إقليم الكويت.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٦/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٥/١٢/١٩٩٥ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٦٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 18. PDF pages: 15.

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