Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2350

The doctrine of sovereign act. Its scope and the condition for its application. The issuance of a specific or general measure by the contracting administrative authority capable of causing particular harm to the contracting party not shared by all others affected by that measure. - The doctrine of unforeseen material difficulties. Its scope and the condition for its application. The existence of difficulties of a material nature and of an exceptional, unusual and unforeseen character that obstruct performance of the administrative contract and are not attributable to the act of either contracting party. - Assessing whether grounds exist for applying the doctrines of sovereign act and unforeseen material difficulties. Within the authority of the court of merits.