Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 837

The jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit – subject-matter jurisdiction – a matter of public policy – a plea concerning it is deemed to be before the court even if not invoked, and even if the litigant has waived it. - A ruling on the merits – necessarily deemed to include an implicit ruling on jurisdiction. An appeal against a judgment on the merits places the question of jurisdiction relating to public policy before the Court of Appeal. That court’s contravention of the rules of subject-matter jurisdiction. Vitiates its judgment. - 520 - Civil Procedure