National Legislation ANer the uprising in 2011, several Acts (e) Law No. 21 of 2014 amending the amendments to key legisla.ve texts Bahraini Na.onality Law of 1963 and (f) regarding Bahrain’s na.onality laws have Decree No. 16 of 2019 on amending Bahraini been passed. The most recent of these Na.onality Law. amendments is Decree No. 16 of 2019 on amending Bahraini Na.onality Law of 1963'9, Historically, the power to revoke na.onality which represents the current legisla.ve had been concentrated with the King, the framework on ci.zenship revoca.on. Cabinet – specifically ini.ated by the Minister Accordingly, all power to revoke na.onality of Interior – and the judiciary. The legal currently sits with the Minister of Interior developments and transfers of power that (subject to Cabinet approval), who has wide have taken place to reach the current status discre.on to act, and is not subject to any quo, with all revoca.on power being judicial oversight. Over the years, there have concentrated with the Minister, reflect and been key changes to na.onality revoca.on mirror poli.cal developments. Many of these powers, since the first na.onality legisla.on changes were brought about to retroac.vely passed in 1963. They are, chronologically, as provide a veneer of lawfulness to clearly follows: (a) the Bahraini Na.onality Law of unlawful decisions, which did not follow the 1963; (b) the Bahraini Cons.tu.on of 197310 exis.ng laws. (c) the Bahraini Cons.tu.on of 200211 (d) developments are analysed below, with the Decree No. 20 of 2013, amending Law No. 58 poli.cal climate taken into account. The stages of these legal of 2006 on Protec.ng Society from Terrorist According to Ar:cle 17(a) of the 2002 Bahrain’s 2002 cons:tu:on: Bahraini Cons:tu:on: 9 See Decree No. 16 of 2019 on amending Bahraini Na.onality Law of 1963, available in the original Arabic at: <htps:// www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/AdvancedSearchDetails.aspx?id=15018> 10 See Bahrain’s 1973 Cons.tu.on, available in English at: <htps://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/ba01000_.html> 11 See Bahrain’s 2002 Cons.tu.on, available in English at: <htps://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/bh/ bh020en.pdf> 17 | Arbitrary Revoca.on of Na.onality in Bahrain - a Tool of Oppression