Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 59

Posts are filled by appointment, promotion, transfer, or secondment. Appointment: how it is made. Non-Kuwaitis may be appointed only on a temporary basis and by contract. The applicable law in this regard is Law 15 of 1979 concerning the Civil Service, in matters for which no special provision is contained in the contracts concluded. - The Civil Service Council is charged with establishing the rules and provisions for temporary appointment by contract. These rules are mandatory and binding on the Government. The Faculty and Staff Affairs Committee has the right to exercise the same powers entrusted to the Personnel Bureau under the Civil Service Law in respect of all university employees.