Council of the Arab League
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The Council of the Arab League (Arabic: مجلس جامعة الدول العربية / ISO 233: Majlis Jāmiʻat ad-Duwal al-ʻArabiyya) (also the Arab League Council) is the principal institution of the Arab League[1] and was created by article 3 of the Charter of the Arab League.
Organisation
The Charter states that the Council is to be composed of representatives, as necessary heads of state, heads of government and foreign ministers,[5] from the Arab League member states, each of which shall have a single vote irrespective of the number of representatives.
The presidency of the Council rotates among member states and the secretary-general is appointed by two-thirds majority.[1]
The Council has seven special committees:[1]
- Political
- Economic
- Communications
- Cultural
- Legal
- Social
- Health
References
- 1 2 3 Oron 1960: 123
- ↑ "Palestine-Israel war: Arab League's extraordinary FM Council begins in Cairo, presided by Morocco". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "Arab foreign ministers hold emergency meeting to discuss Israeli attacks in Gaza". Middle East Monitor. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "Arab League to meet for talks on Gaza". France 24. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ Osmańczyk 2003: 1290
Bibliography
- Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003), "League of Arab States", in Mango, Anthony (ed.), Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements, vol. 2 (3 ed.), New York: Routledge
- Oron, Yitzhak, ed. (1960), Middle East Record, vol. 1, London: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited
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