We, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain,

After perusal of the Constitution;

Bahrain Decree-Law No. 18/1973 On Public Meetings, Processions and Gatherings, and its amendments;

The Penal Code promulgated by Bahrain Decree-Law No. 15/1976, and its amendments;

Bahrain Decree-Law No. 17/1976 Concerning Juveniles, and its amendments;

Bahrain Decree-Law No. 26/1986 On Procedures Before Sharia Courts, and its amendments;

Bahrain Decree-Law No. 16/1991 On the State of Bahrain’s accession to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in November 1989;

Bahrain Decree-Law No. 25/1998 On Private Educational and Training Institutions;

Bahrain Decree-Law No. 8/2000 On the Ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph (2) of Article (43) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in November 1989;