Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1070

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A first-instance judgment on the merits necessarily includes an implied ruling on jurisdiction. Acquisition by this implied ruling of the authority of res judicata. Its necessary consequence. The impermissibility of disregarding this authority. Observance of this: the supremacy of res judicata over considerations of public policy.
Arabic original
الحكم الابتدائي الصادر في الموضوع يعتبر مشتملاً حتماً على قضاء ضمني بالاختصاص. اكتساب هذا القضاء الضمني لحجية الشيء المقضي به. لازمه. عدم جواز إهدار هذه الحجية. ومراعاة ذلك : سمو الحجية على اعتبارات النظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٩/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٤/٤/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص ٤٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 573. PDF pages: 567.

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