| Sumario: | Some traditions, such as the acquiescence of the people in the nomination of the ruler, became standard procedure and convention.1 These practices reflected in an unwritten social contract between the ruler and citizens that obedience would not be granted except after a promise of consultation.2 As the result, at the end of the rule of Sheikh Mubarak al-Sabah in 1915, whose reign was characterized by authoritarianism, a group of merchants demanded changes in the pattern of ruling in Kuwait. The assembly chose Sheikh Abdullah al-Salem al-Sabah as president in recognition of his positive attitude toward the nationalist's demands.4 The assembly issued the basic law, the foundation of the national constitution, which balanced the executive, legislative and judicial powers.
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