Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 68

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

English translation of the principle

Raising the excuse of ignorance of a law other than the Penal Code or of administrative regulations before the Court of Cassation for the first time is inadmissible. Example concerning the excuse of ignorance of the Personal Status Law.
Arabic original
إثارة الاعتذار بالجهل بقانون آخر غير قانون الجزاء أو باللوائح الإدارية أمام محكمة التمييز لأول مرة غير مقبول. مثال بشأن الاعتذار بالجهل بقانون الأحوال الشخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨/١٩٨٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٦/١٩٨٩ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٥٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 24. PDF pages: 21.

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