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The Charter of the Arab League (also known as the Pact of the League of Arab States) is the founding treaty of the
Arab League. Concluded in 1945, the agreement aims to strengthen relations and improve cooperation in various areas between signatory Arab countries, while also respecting and preserving their sovereignty. The internal regulations of the
Council of the Arab League
The Council of the Arab League ( ar, مجلس جامعة الدول العربية / ISO 233: ) (also the Arab League Council) is the principal institution of the Arab LeagueOron 1960: 123 and was created by article 3 of the Charter of the Arab Le ...
and the committees were agreed to in October 1951. Those of the
Secretary-General
Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived ...
were agreed to in May 1953.
Since then, governance of the Arab League has been based on the duality of supra-national institutions and the sovereignty of its member states. Preservation of individual statehood derived its strengths from the natural preference of ruling elites to maintain their power and independence in decision making. Moreover, the fear of the richer that the poorer may share their wealth in the name of Arab nationalism, the feuds among Arab rulers, and the influence of external powers that might oppose Arab unity can be seen as obstacles towards a deeper integration of the league.
Initial signatories
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The Charter was concluded on 22 March 1945 by the governments of
Syria,
Transjordan,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
,
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
,
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
, and
North Yemen
North Yemen may refer to:
* Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1962)
* Yemen Arab Republic
The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية اليمنية '), also known simply as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaʽa), was a ...
. A state joins the Arab League by ratifying the Pact.
According to the Charter, "the League of Arab States shall be composed of the: independent Arab States that have signed this Pact."
Forms of government
The member states of the Arab League represent all
forms of government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
, including
monarchies
A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic (constitutional monarchy), ...
, both
absolute and
constitutional
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these prin ...
, as well as
republics.
Autonomous entities
Officially,
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also inc ...
is the only autonomous entity in the Arab League, but several countries view Palestine as an autonomous entity within
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. The Palestinian Authority exercises certain sovereign powers within its borders, but is not a fully independent government.
[Status of Palestine in the UN – Non-member observer State status – SecGen report, available at: https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-182149/] The Palestinian Authority administrated territories are internationally recognized as
occupied by Israel. The Arab League on the other hand recognizes the
State of Palestine as a fully independent state, with Jerusalem as its capital and with embassies in all of the other League member states, with the exception of Somalia.
References
External links
League of Arab States
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Arab League
Treaties of the Syrian Republic (1930–1963)
Treaties of the Emirate of Transjordan
Treaties of the Kingdom of Iraq
Treaties of Saudi Arabia
Treaties of the Kingdom of Egypt
Treaties of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Treaties of Lebanon
Treaties of Algeria
Treaties of Morocco
Treaties of the Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969)
Treaties of Tunisia
Treaties of the Somali Republic
Treaties of the United Arab Emirates
Treaties of the Kingdom of Libya
Treaties of Kuwait
Treaties of Mauritania
Treaties of Oman
Treaties of Qatar
Treaties of Bahrain
Treaties of Djibouti
Treaties of the Comoros
Treaties of the State of Palestine
Treaties establishing intergovernmental organizations
1945 in Egypt