Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 16
State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
A judgment rejecting the plea that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the action, declaring its jurisdiction, and proceeding to hear it. A judgment not determining the merits of the action. Consequence thereof. It may not be appealed. The challenged judgment’s departure from this view, its ruling that the appeal is formally admissible, and its addressing of the merits. Vitiates it. Basis thereof. - 117 - Criminal Procedures and Trials
Arabic original
قضاء الحكم برفض الدفع بعدم اختصاص المحكمة ولائياً بنظر الدعوى وباختصاصها والمضي في نظرها. حكم غير فاصل في موضوع الدعوى. أثر ذلك. عدم جواز استئنافه. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر وقضاؤه بقبول الاستئناف شكلاً وتعرضه للموضوع. يعيبه. أساس ذلك. - ١١٧ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائيةOriginal Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٣٧/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/١٢/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث – المجلد الرابع ص ٧٩)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 117. PDF pages: 110.
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