Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2053

Examination of whether a judgment may be challenged precedes examination of the challenge's form. - A pardon of the punishment granted by the Head of State before determination of the challenge against the judgment imposing it. Its effect. The matter passes out of the hands of the judiciary. The reason: a pardon of the punishment granted by the Head of State is an act of sovereignty which the judiciary has no power to interfere with or review in respect of what has been pardoned. Its effect on the cassation appeal.