Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 372

The ordinary judiciary has general judicial jurisdiction except where a provision provides an exception. - The jurisdiction of a judicial body. The criterion for determining it. The relief sought by the plaintiff. - The jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal. Its criterion. Article 2, Law 11/1995. - The 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.