Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 650

Real-property actions concerning property situated abroad. The Kuwaiti judiciary's lack of jurisdiction to hear them, by way of exception. An action to rescind a contract for the sale of real property situated in a State other than the State of Kuwait, which has not been registered. It is not a real-property action that the Kuwaiti judiciary lacks jurisdiction to hear. - International jurisdiction vested in the Kuwaiti courts. Its relation to public policy because of its connection with State sovereignty. Its effect. It is impermissible to agree to exclude the Kuwaiti judiciary in favour of a foreign judiciary. An agreement contrary to this is void. Example.