Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 39

Obligations borne by the carrier under the contract of carriage by sea. Nullity of every term or agreement involving an exemption for it or a realization of its liability for breach of these obligations. Its liability for loss or damage affecting the goods. Its exemption from liability. Its cases. Agreement, upon issuance of the bill of lading, on a term contrary to public policy. Impermissible. Article 6 of the aforementioned treaty does not apply to ordinary commercial shipments. It applies only to shipments in which the nature and condition of the things to be carried, and the circumstances and times within which carriage must take place, are such as to justify a special agreement.