Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 764

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

English translation of the principle

A plea of lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. A matter concerning public order. The Court of Cassation may address it of its own motion even if it was not included in the petition of appeal.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم الاختصاص النوعي. مما يتعلق بالنظام العام. جواز أن تعرض له محكمة التمييز من تلقاء نفسها ولو لم يرد بصحيفة الطعن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٣/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص ٤٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 504. PDF pages: 498.

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