Charter of the Arab League

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The Charter of the Arab League is the founding treaty that established the League of Arab States in 1945, outlining its purposes of political, economic, and cultural cooperation among Arab countries.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutive instrument of an international organization
founding treaty
intergovernmental organization charter
international treaty
multilateral treaty
adoptedBy League of Arab States
alsoKnownAs Covenant of the League of Arab States
Pact of the League of Arab States
amendedBy Protocol of Alexandria-related instruments and later League decisions
containsPrinciple coordination of foreign policy among member states
non-interference in the internal affairs of member states
peaceful settlement of disputes between member states
respect for the independence and sovereignty of member states
dateSigned 1945-03-22
definesOrgan Council of the League
General Secretariat of the Arab League
Specialized Committees
enteredIntoForce 1945-05-10
establishes Council of the League of Arab States
Joint Defence and Economic Cooperation mechanisms
League of Arab States
hasAmendments Yes
inspiredBy Alexandria Protocol of 1944
language Arabic
legalStatus constituent instrument of the League of Arab States
membershipOpenTo independent Arab states
name Charter of the Arab League
originalSignatory Egypt
Iraq
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Transjordan
Yemen
placeSigned Cairo
purpose to achieve close collaboration in economic affairs among Arab states
to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries
to coordinate political activities of Arab states
to promote cultural cooperation among Arab states
to safeguard the independence and sovereignty of Arab states
to strengthen relations between member states of the Arab League
regionCovered Arab world
signedInCountry Egypt
subjectMatter communications and transport cooperation among Arab states
cultural cooperation among Arab states
economic cooperation among Arab states
extradition and judicial cooperation among Arab states
nationality and passport issues among Arab states
political cooperation among Arab states
social cooperation among Arab states

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Charter of the Arab League ("Pact of the League of Arab States")
Charter of the Arab League ("Covenant of the League of Arab States")
alsoKnownAs
Arab League
charterName
Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty of 1950
follows
LAS
foundingTreaty
Economic and Social Council of the Arab League ("Charter of the League of Arab States")
legalBasis
Charter of the Arab League
name

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