Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1139

The general rule is that an obligation to pay a sum of money is discharged in the national currency unless payment in foreign currency is agreed. The provision in Article Five of the Amiri Order issued on 3/8/1990 that any legislation, regulation, decision or measure issued by any authority or body claiming jurisdiction over the territory of Kuwait, or affecting its sovereignty or independence, is legally nonexistent, and that only what is issued by the legitimate Government of the State of Kuwait shall be followed in this regard, and that any disposition made under physical or moral coercion is void. How this is proved. - Default interest. Compensation for the debtor's delay in discharging his obligation.