Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 152

The new law. The general rule is that it does not apply to the past but to legal positions arising after its entry into force. The exception. - The World Trade Organization Agreement and the Intellectual Property Agreement are among the agreements falling within the foregoing. The implication thereof: for them to enter into force, they must be enacted by law, which shall not become operative until after its publication in the Official Gazette, and their provisions shall not apply to the past.