Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1639

The issue of subject-matter or value-based jurisdiction. It is considered always present in the proceedings and submitted to the court of merits. The court must rule on it of its own motion even if it has not been pleaded before it. Its issuance of a ruling accepting or rejecting a plea of lack of jurisdiction. Acquires the authority of res judicata. Failure to appeal it protects it through the force of res judicata, which prevails over considerations of public policy. An example.