Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4461
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The court’s determination of the plea of lack of jurisdiction by acceptance or rejection. Its effect: its judgment in this respect acquires res judicata authority even if it contravenes public policy. Its becoming unassailable through the force of res judicata if it is not appealed. The reason for this: the supremacy of res judicata authority over rules of public policy. - The plea of lack of international jurisdiction:-
Arabic original
فصل المحكمة في الدفع بعدم الاختصاص بالقبول أو الرفض. أثره: حيازة حكمها في هذا الخصوص حجية الشئ المحكوم فيه ولو كان مخالفاً للنظام العام. تحصنه بقوة الأمر المقضي إذا لم يستأنف. علة ذلك: علو الحجية على قواعد النظام العام. - الدفع بعدم الاختصاص الدولي:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٦١/٢٠١٠ تجاري جلسة ٥/١/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٩ ج٣ ص٢٤)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 822. PDF pages: 819.
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