Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2145

Expropriation for public benefit. An in rem procedure directed at the property itself regardless of its owner's name. Its consequence. The property is removed from the sphere of dealings upon the issuance and publication of the expropriation decision and notification of the real estate registration authority of its issuance. Its import. The expropriated property is deemed part of the State's public property upon completion of these procedures. Its effect. The rights of interested parties holding rights in rem over it transfer to the compensation payable for expropriation.