Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1836

State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The impermissibility of challenging judgments issued before determination of the merits. Its condition. That the judgment result in preventing the action from proceeding. Absence of that condition. Its effect. - A judgment that the Criminal Court lacks jurisdictional competence to hear the action and that it is inadmissible results in preventing it from proceeding before the ordinary judiciary. The effect thereof. It may be challenged by cassation.
Arabic original
عدم جواز الطعن في الأحكام الصادرة قبل الفصل في الموضوع. شرطه. أن يترتب على الحكم منع السير في الدعوى. تخلف ذلك الشرط. أثره. - الحكم بعدم اختصاص محكمة الجنايات ولائياً بنظر الدعوى وعدم قبولها يترتب عليه منع السير فيها أمام جهة القضاء العادي. أثر ذلك. جواز الطعن فيه بطريق التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/١٢/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٥٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 498. PDF pages: 491.

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