Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 49

The basic rule in determining compensation for goods under the Warsaw Convention, to which Kuwait has acceded. The weight of the consignment. - Assessment of compensation on the basis of the value specified by the consignor. Its condition. Notifying the carrier of the type of goods and their true value and paying the prescribed supplementary charges. Such notification may be proved by the consignment document or any other means, provided it in itself indicates that the carrier was alerted to the importance of the consignment's contents.