stateless in the UAE may result in the inability to access various employment opportunities, or, in violation of Article 7 of the CRC, to register a new-born baby. The Emirates have also stated that those who have been deprived of their nationality may be at risk of arrest for being illegally resident in the country.26 A stateless individual may not be able to instruct a lawyer, own property, have access to health and social services and they may have difficulties accessing education at schools and universities. Being stateless in the UAE may mean that an individual is denied their freedom of movement, but may also lead to deportation, despite there being no country of nationality to remove such persons to. Recommendations 27. To address the multifaceted issue of discriminatory and arbitrary nationality law and policy, the Institute urges states to make the following recommendations to the UAE: 26 ibid. i. Remove the UAE’s reservation to and ensure full compliance with Article 9 CEDAW. ii. Amend the Citizenship Law to enable Emirati women to transfer nationality to their children without restriction, on an equal basis to men. Ensure that this is completed without delay, in accordance with international standards. iii. Accede to and fully implement the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions, the ICCPR and the ICESCR. iv. Withdraw the Ministry of Interior’s authority to deprive persons of their nationality through the issuance of orders under decree, and in particular, prohibit any deprivation of nationality that is disproportionate, discriminatory, indiscriminate and arbitrary, including by resulting in statelessness. v. Ensure equality before the law, access to justice, redress and the right of appeal for all persons who have been deprived of their nationality. vi. Reinstate the nationality of all persons whose nationality was arbitrarily deprived, prioritising those who have consequentially been left stateless, reinstate immediately the nationality of spouses and children who have been stripped of their nationality. vii. Ensure that stateless individuals living in the UAE enjoy full access to their fundamental human rights, including the right to education, travel, healthcare, own property, liberty and security of the person and access social services.