Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1304

The ordinary judiciary has general judicial jurisdiction, except where excluded by an express provision. - Jurisdiction of the judicial body. The criterion for determining it. The relief sought by the claimant. - Jurisdiction of the arbitration tribunal. Its criterion. Article 2 of Law 11/1995. - Jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit. Its limits: administrative disputes. Articles 1, 4, 5 of Law 21/1981, as amended. An example concerning the Administrative Circuit's jurisdiction to hear a claim for compensation for the Council of Ministers' decision to suspend a newspaper.