Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 58

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

English translation of the principle

The condition for considering a law more favourable to the accused. Its identity with the law on which the charge or punishment was based as to the act stipulated in each, an identity encompassing the act’s elements and constituent elements. Example.
Arabic original
شرط اعتبار القانون أصلح للمتهم. اتحاده مع القانون الذي أسس الاتهام أو العقاب عليه في الفعل المنصوص عليه في كل منهما وحدة تشمل عناصر الفعل وأركانه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤١/١٩٨٠ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١٢/١٩٨٠ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٣٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 22. PDF pages: 19.

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