Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 141

The new law. The general rule is that it does not apply to the past but to legal positions arising after its entry into force. The exception. - The World Trade Organization Agreement and the Intellectual Property Agreement are among the agreements falling within the foregoing. The implication of this: for them to take effect, they must be promulgated by law, which operates only after its publication in the Official Gazette, and their provisions do not apply to the past. - 33 - Law