Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 77

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

English translation of the principle

Repeal or amendment of legislation. Its two means: express provision or the later legislation’s use of a provision that conflicts with the old legislation or regulates the subject anew.
Arabic original
إلغاء التشريع أو تعديله. وسيلتاه: النص صراحة أو باستعمال التشريع اللاحق على نص يتعارض والتشريع القديم أو ينظم الموضوع من جديد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/١٩٩٠ جزائي جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٩٠ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٥٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 26. PDF pages: 23.

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