Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 136

An administrative decision is one by which the administration expresses its binding will through its authority under laws and regulations, intending to produce a specific legal effect whenever that is possible and legally permissible and is motivated by a public interest. Its distinction from acts of the administration falling outside the jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit having subject-matter jurisdiction over administrative disputes. The court of merits has authority to understand and distinguish this without being bound by the descriptions and designations assigned by the litigants.