Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 625

The principle of non-retroactivity of laws. Its implication. Exception. The provisions of the new law relating to public policy. Example concerning the non-application of the Personal Status Law, insofar as it contains a new rule on consolatory maintenance, to a woman whose waiting period ended before its entry into force. - Consolatory maintenance in the school of Imam Malik is a recommended matter between a person and his Creator and is therefore not judicially awarded. - 439 - Personal Status