Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 20

Treaties of peace and alliance, treaties relating to the state's territory and natural resources, rights of sovereignty, or citizens' public or private rights, treaties of commerce, navigation, and residence, and treaties imposing on the state treasury any expenditure not included in the budget or containing an amendment to Kuwait's laws. Their entry into force. Its condition. Enactment of a law concerning them. - A new law: the general rule is that it does not apply to the past but rather 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. This means: for them to enter into force, they must be enacted by law, which takes effect only after its publication in the Official Gazette, and their provisions do not apply to the past.