Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2750

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for determining the final-instance jurisdiction of courts. Their adherence to the rules of jurisdiction prescribed by law and their not departing from them expressly or implicitly. Its relation to public policy. Contravention thereof. Its effect. An appeal against the judgment falls outside the nullity restriction contained in Article 138 of the Civil Procedure Law. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
مناط تحديد الاختصاص النهائي للمحاكم. التزامها قواعد الاختصاص التي رسمها القانون وعدم خروجها عنها صراحة أو ضمناً. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. خروج الطعن على الحكم بالاستئناف من قيد البطلان الوارد بالمادة ١٣٨ مرافعات. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٨/٢٠٠٥ عمالي جلسة ١٢/٣/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج١ ص٤٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 467. PDF pages: 464.

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