Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 632

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

English translation of the principle

A litigant’s silence as to raising the plea that the Kuwaiti judiciary lacks jurisdiction forfeits his right thereto and is regarded as his acceptance of that jurisdiction.
Arabic original
سكوت الخصم عن إبداء الدفع بعدم اختصاص القضاء الكويتي – يسقط حقه فيه ويعتبر قبولاً منه لهذا الاختصاص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/١٩٨٤ أحوال جلسة ١٨/٦/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص ٢٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 476. PDF pages: 470.

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