I- History of PAAC.
II- Role Of PAAC.
III- Structure of PAAC.
     - Board of Directors.
     - Technical Commitee.
     - Judicial Commitee.
 
I- History of PAAC:
        In May of 1991, the Kuwaiti government adopted Decree Law number 6, officially establishing the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages resulting from the Iraqi Aggression, better known as PAAC, as the authority responsible for all aspects of the UNCC claims process in Kuwait. PAAC is an independent governmental body, subordinate only to the Cabinet.
At that time, Kuwait was just coming out of the emergency phase, the emergency and recovery program had just been completed, and the country was entering its reconstruction phase.

       In spite of the difficult conditions, PAAC worked on quickly organizing a workforce of highly qualified professionals with a wide range of expertise in assessing the losses and damages, and assisting in the preparation of claims.

II- Role of PAAC:
       The Primary Role of PAAC is to assess the losses and damages resulting from the Iraqi invasion and occupation. PAAC has exclusive competence for considering all Kuwaiti claims for compensation, and assisting claimants in preparing their claims before submitting them to the UNCC.

      PAAC was granted exclusive jurisdiction in kuwait to submit claims to the UNCC on behalf of claimant of all categories.

      PAAC is also entrusted with the role of following up the claims that have been submitted, and assisting claimants is rectifying all deficiencies and providing any and all additional information and documents that the UNCC may request while in the process of reviewing the claims.

III- Structure of PAAC
      Given the magnitude and variety of losses and damages sustained by the state of Kuwait and its citizens, PAAC has had to establish and develop a large and carefully designed system for processing claims.

        A Board of Directors heads PAAC, and is assisted by Technical Committees and a Judicial Committee.

A- Board of Directors
         The Board of Directors of PAAC is composed of nine Directors representing the public and private sectors. The Directors have been selected from the leading ranks of the Kuwaiti society, and from several professional realms, including banking, engineering, architecture, accounting and business.

          This selection reflects the will of the Kuwaiti Government to conduct the claims process in Kuwait with the highest level of professional integrity and authority.

B- Technical Committees:
           PAAC created Technical Committees composed of experts in various fields depending on the Technical Committee to which they would be assigned.

            PAAC also created a Medical Review Committee to assist in the review of claims for losses related to injuries or death resulting from the invasion. The Medical Review Committee is composed of physicians and psychologists, all of who were present in Kuwait during the invasion, and are familiar with the medical conditions in the country both during and after the invasion. PAAC entrusted the Medical Review Committee with the task of assessing all claims for injury and / or death.

C- Judicial Committee:
         The Amiri Decree no. 6 called for the establishment of a Judicial Committee to consider and issue final decisions regarding the submission of to the UNCC, and stated that the decisions of the Judicial Committee would not be impeachable by any court or other authority. However, the Decree mandated that the Judicial Committee perform its duties in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the decisions taken by the Board of Directors, which is responsible for defining the documentary and physical evidence required for filing a claim.

         The Judicial Committee is led by a member of the Judiciary, appointed by the Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, and approved by the Supreme Judiciary Council. The four other members of the Judicial Committee are also prominent members of the Kuwaiti legal community.