Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 577

Recourse to the statutory provision applicable to the facts of the case within the limits of the provision’s clear wording. Mandatory for the judge. It is impermissible to adopt anything contrary to it or to restrict it. Reason therefor. - 127 - The law - Determining the meaning of the salary on the basis of which the end-of-service gratuity for volunteers in the police force is calculated. Its criterion. - The provision in Law 23 of 1968 concerning the police force system(*) that the provisions of the law and retirement pensions and gratuities apply to Kuwaiti military personnel subject to this Law, to the exclusion of others, when settling their retirement entitlements after the termination of their service. Import thereof. Its inapplicability to non-Kuwaitis. It is impermissible to rely on the decision of the Gulf Cooperation Council States concerning equality. Reason therefor. A judgment’s contravention thereof requires its cassation. Reliance on the application of a foreign law: