Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 926

The State of Kuwait's accession to membership of the United Nations on 15/5/1963. Its effect. Its commitment to the Charter of that organization. The consequence thereof. - The Governing Council constituting the board of the United Nations Compensation Commission. A political organ whose function is to ascertain facts, examine compensation claims, verify their validity, and assess compensation, payments, and losses. Its decisions in this regard are final. They may not be appealed or reviewed on procedural or substantive grounds or for any other reasons. Authorization of the governments concerned whose nationals were harmed by the Iraqi aggression to act as intermediaries between the Commission and the injured parties to ensure that compensation amounts reach those to whom they were awarded, in return for deducting specified percentages according to the categories under which compensation claims are listed. Governments' failure to comply with the prescribed procedures and periods. The Commission may suspend payment of the compensation awarded to injured parties in respect of the remainder of their nationals. Its consequence. The Compensation Commission's withdrawal of compensation it awarded to a claimant and its request to the government to which he belongs to return it. A decision binding the government to make repayment and which it must implement. The challenged judgment's contravention thereof. An error in the application of the law requiring its cassation. Set-off between compensation due as a result of the Iraqi invasion and purchased debts: