Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3721

Private property. Its protection is one of the fundamental pillars of society. The necessary consequence. No person may be deprived of his property except for public benefit, in the cases specified by law and in the manner prescribed, and upon fair compensation. The basis for this. Article 18 of the Constitution. - The administration’s allocation of a property to public benefit without taking the procedures required by the Expropriation Law. Its effect. It must be liable for compensation. The reason for this.