Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 754

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

English translation of the principle

A manifestly invalid defence. The court is not at fault if it disregards it and does not answer it. Example concerning the assertion that the cheques were drawn up as an instrument of credit, not an instrument of payment.
Arabic original
الدفاع الظاهر البطلان. لا على المحكمة إن هي أعرضت عنه ولم ترد عليه. مثال بشأن الإدعاء بتحرير الشيكات لتكون أداة ائتمان لا أداة وفاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٠/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٧/١١/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٢٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 214. PDF pages: 211.

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