Council of the Arab League

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,^[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

^ ^a ^b ^c Oron 1960: 123
^ 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

[Oron-1] Oron 1960: 123

[2] Osmańczyk 2003: 1290

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