Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4482

Land situated within the planning boundaries south of the Fifth Ring Road, Jahra village and Failaka Island is, in principle, privately owned, except for what is proven to be State-owned. Claiming ownership thereof and adducing legally admissible evidence of such ownership without being bound by the provisions of Law No. 5/1975 is permissible. - The addressee of Articles 13, 14 of Law No. 5/1959 concerning Real Estate Registration and Articles - 882 - Ownership 3, 5 of Law No. 5/1975 concerning instruments establishing the root of ownership or the right in rem. It is the authority entrusted with registration procedures and the administrative committees; there is no prejudice to the courts' right, when hearing actions to establish ownership, to accept any evidence among the legal means of proof.