than previously afforded to the King. This Act. Addi.onally, the King no longer has the provision has led to widespread targe.ng of power to enforce cabinet and judicial dissidents and human rights defenders. decisions under the 1963 Na.onality Law. Another feature introduced by the Once again, a royal decree was issued to amendment is the new Ar:cle 11, which amend the Na.onality Law circumven.ng the provides for the reinstatement of na:onality prescribed legisla.ve process. This Decree by the order of the King: replaces the text of Ar.cle 10 of the 1963 By order of the King, it is permissible to Bahraini Na.onality Law. There was an restore the Bahraini na.onality to occurrence of a transfer of power from the whoever has lost it for any reason King to the Minister of Interior, who shall under the provisions of this law, issue a reasoned decision through the without prejudice to the provision Council of Ministers to revoke the Bahraini s.pulated at the end of Ar.cle (7) na.onality in the specific cases men.oned in Paragraph (1) of this Law. the Ar.cle 10 of the Bahraini Na.onality Law of 1963 prior to the amendment. In addi.on, As a result of this amendment, it is solely a fourth case was added: convic.on or court within the King’s power to reinstate ruling against a Bahraini for one of the crimes na.onality. s.pulated in Law No. 58/2006 on Protec.ng Society from Terrorist Acts (the Terrorism Decree No. 16 of 2019 on amending Bahraini Law). Na:onality Law of 1963: On 25 June 2019, Decree No. 16 on Ar:cle 10 of the 1963 Bahraini Na:onality amending Bahraini Na.onality Law of 1963 Law was replaced with the following in concentrated all power to revoke na.onality Ar:cle 1, Decree No. 16/2019: to the Cabinet. As a result of this Decree, the It is permissible, by a reasoned decision from judiciary no longer has the power to strip the Council of Ministers based on the Bahraini ci.zens of their na.onality under proposal of the Minister of Interior, to revoke the 2013 amendment to the 2006 Terrorism 22 | Arbitrary Revoca.on of Na.onality in Bahrain - a Tool of Oppression