Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1071

A judgment rendered on the merits is considered to include an implicit ruling on jurisdiction. - The criterion for determining the courts' jurisdiction to render final judgments. Their adherence to the jurisdictional rules laid down by law and their not departing from them expressly or implicitly. This concerns public order. Contravention thereof. Its effect. An appeal against the judgment falls outside the restriction of nullity contained in Article 138 of the Procedural Law. The reason therefor.