Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 156

Provisions of laws and equivalent ministerial decisions. They apply only to events occurring from their effective date. Its implication. A new ministerial decision. It may not be applied to legal relationships arising before its entry into force or to effects produced in the past by those relationships before its entry into force. Recourse must be had to the decision in force when they arose and when they produced those effects. - Stability of legal positions. Its requirement: respect for acquired rights, even if derived from administrative, regulatory or individual decisions. These positions or rights may not be prejudiced except by a law providing for retroactive effect. Article 179 of the Constitution. Its implication. Administrative decisions, whether regulatory or individual. In principle, they apply only to events occurring from their date of issuance. Their effect does not extend into the past. A decision containing an indication of such retrospective operation in a manner inconsistent with the interests of the individuals concerned. It is considered vitiated by violation of the law and without effect as regards its retroactivity. Example: concerning issuance of 2 decisions by the Council of Ministers, the latter implicitly operating retroactively in a manner inconsistent with the interests of the police officers concerned who retired under the first decision.