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the Arab LeagueArabic: 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,[2] 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
Bibliography
- Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003), "League of Arab States", in Mango, Anthony, Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements, 2 (3 ed.), New York: Routledge
- Oron, Yitzhak, ed. (1960), Middle East Record, 1, London: George Weidenfeld and Nicholson Limited, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0LooyExir7EC&source=gbs_navlinks_s
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