Law & Regulation
Judicial Arbitration Law
Establishes a specialized arbitration tribunal (the "JAL Tribunal"), seated at the Kuwait Court of Appeal and comprising three state-appointed judges and two party-appointed arbitrators, for civil and commercial arbitration. Operates alongside Chapter 12 (Articles 173-188) of the Civil and Commercial Procedure Law, which provides the general law on arbitration. Kuwait does not have a single unified arbitration statute; this Law and the Procedure Code together constitute the framework.
Legal Significance
What This Instrument Does
Provides a specialized judicial-arbitration mechanism for civil and commercial disputes.
Why It Matters
The primary dispute-resolution framework for commercial and infrastructure-related disputes in Kuwait, materially different in structure from single-statute UNCITRAL-adopting jurisdictions.
Legal Framework Position
- Arbitration & Dispute ResolutionPrimary / Framework Instrument
Instrument Overview
- Official Citation
- Law No. (11) of 1995, as amended by Law No. (12) of 2013
- Instrument Type
- Law / Act
- Enactment Date
- 19 February 1995
- Last Amended Date
- 1 January 2013
- Last Verified
- 30 September 2026