Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 695

Acts of sovereignty. Courts may not examine them. Article 2 of the Judicial Organization Law No. 23 of 1990, as amended. - Acts of sovereignty. Their meaning. Acts emanating from the government as a governing authority, not an administrative authority, which are by nature administrative acts but fall outside the jurisdiction of the courts, and which the judiciary may identify. - A declaration of war and the resulting effects of military operations. At the core of acts of sovereignty. Its import. Exemption of the State from liability for acts it undertakes by reason thereof, however great the damage arising therefrom to individuals. - Decrees and decisions issued by the State during and after the Iraqi invasion to protect the public interest, the State's economic system, and the integrity of banknotes. Their issuance by the State as a governing authority, not an administrative authority; they constitute acts of sovereignty beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary and arbitral tribunals.