of any armed manifestations outside the scope of the law, and that the age specified in the law regarding recruitment is consistent with the provisions of the OPAC. 7. Since the issue of conscription is one of the issues that arises during the exceptional circumstances that any country is going through, the constitution and the law regulate these circumstances in two main cases: state of national safety (SNS), and martial law (SML). 8. The declaration of SNS is to control the situation in the country when it is exposed to an emergency that threatens public safety in all parts of the Kingdom or in a region of it, in accordance with its aim to preserve the rights of citizens and to quickly control the status quo. SML is not declared except in cases that threaten the security and safety of the Kingdom, and it is not sufficient to control it using the procedures stipulated in the ordinary laws, or those imposed by the declaration of the state of national safety, but rather it requires taking exceptional measures and measures necessary to eliminate sedition and armed aggression, and impose Security to preserve the integrity of Bahrain Defense Force.11 9. It follows from this differentiation that the procedures necessary to restore control over the status quo when declaring SNS are less severe and infringing on the rights and freedoms of individuals than those that are resorted to in the event of declaring SML. Clause (b) of Article (36) "a state of national safety or martial law is not declared except by decree, and in all cases its declaration must be for a period not exceeding three months, and it may not be extended except with the approval of the National Assembly by the majority of the members present." 10. Although the legislative system contains a special law that regulates the SML in accordance with Decree-Law No. (27) of 1982 regarding martial law, the same system is devoid of any regulation of the state of national safety, although both cases constitute a departure from the normal rules and exceptional rules are applied in both of them. NIHR hopes that there will be unified legal legislation that regulates the circumstances of both cases separately, and takes into account that it is in line with international human rights standards, especially with regard to an absolute prohibition of child recruitment in line with what was decided by the provisions of the OPAC. 11. NIHR hoped that Bahrain report on the progress made in implementing the provisions of the (OPAC) would include more detailed information as contained in items (11-17) of the guidelines issued by the UN Committee, contained in document No. (CRC/ C/OPAC/2), considering that the relevant official authorities have clear and concrete efforts and best practices that are consistent with the standards set out in the Committee's guidelines. 11 For more information on the cases of national safety and martial law, please review the explanatory memorandum of the amended constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which is published on the official website of the Authority for Legislation and Legal Opinion at the following link: https://www.lloc.gov.bh/ 4