Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1633

The criterion for the binding authority of judgments: identity of parties, subject matter, and cause. - For identity of cause to be established, the incident for which the accused is tried must be the very incident that was the subject of the previous judgment. The implication of this. An example of sound reasoning for the absence of the prerequisites of the plea that the case may not be heard because it has previously been adjudicated.