Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 756

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

English translation of the principle

The plea of lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. A matter of public policy. Article 78 of the Civil Procedure Code. The import thereof. It is deemed present in the proceedings and always before the court even if not raised before it, and the court must rule upon it of its own motion. Example.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم الاختصاص النوعي. تعلقه بالنظام العام. م٧٨ مرافعات. مؤدى ذلك. اعتباره قائماً في الخصومة ومطروحاً دائماً على المحكمة ولو لم يدفع به أمامها وعليها أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٣/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٩/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 503. PDF pages: 497.

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