Chief-in-Editor  Prof. Badria A. Al-Awadi

KILAW’s Journal sixth edition includes seven articles related to issues of national and international law.
The volume starts with an article entitled “ Arab Reservations on the (CEDAW) Convention Limit the Rights of Women’s Equality in Familial Relationships ” , which is a comparative and analytical study of Arab laws related to personal status and family law. The study traces the recent developments in activating and enforcing the principle of equality between man and woman with family ties. The article clearly shows the Arab reservations’ on the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women negative impact.
This volume also includes a study of “ The Legal Principles for Corporate Governance According to Law No. 25 of the Year 2012 Related to Kuwaiti Companies Law ” This article focuses on defining corporate governance and highlighting its importance and role in promoting companies. It also assesses the extent to which the Kuwaiti Companies’ Law embraces corporate governance principles and applies their developments.
Also among the important topics addressed in this volume is “ Legal Regulation of the Capacity in the Operations of Transfer and Organ Transplant and Its Impact in Determining the Nature of the Medical Liability An Analytical Critical Study ”. This article underscores some critical legal issues concerning minors’ capacity in organs’ transfer and transplant, especially considering the turbulent conditions of several Arab states. Due to its grave consequences on their lives, the article investigates the medical liability for organ transfer and transplant to minors.
The article “ Patents and the Historical Development of Protection A Comparative Study With Special Reference to the Kuwaiti Law No. 71 of the Year 2013 ” addresses a recent issue in the legal studies. It explores the definition of patents and the main conditions to grant them. It also traces the historical developments of protecting patents through domestic laws and international treaties especially the TRIPS agreement.
This volume also contains an English article titled “ Law Applicable to the Merits of International Commercial Arbitration: MAL, PAL and KCCCP Compared ”. This article deals with the importance of choosing the applicable law by the arbitral tribunal absent an agreement by the parties. Also, the article makes some recommendations that aim at bridging the gaps in the issue of determining the applicable law in international commercial arbitration between Palestinian and Kuwaiti laws and the international black letter principles in this regard.