Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 679

The courts possess general jurisdiction to hear and determine all disputes. Only matters excepted by a special provision fall outside their jurisdiction in that regard. The criterion for determining the jurisdiction of the judicial body is the relief sought by the claimant in his action. - The legislature’s failure to provide a definition or specification of acts of sovereignty that the courts are prohibited from hearing. Consequence thereof: leaving their identification to the judiciary, contenting itself with declaring the principle of their existence. Effect thereof: the courts have jurisdiction to determine the legal characterization of an act issued by the government and whether or not it constitutes an act of sovereignty. The court of merits’ characterization of this matter is subject to review by the Court of Cassation.