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The Council of the Arab League ( ar, مجلس جامعة الدول العربية /
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: ) (also the Arab League Council) is the principal
institution Institutions are humanly devised structures of rules and norms that shape and constrain individual behavior. All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. Laws, rules, social conventions a ...
of the
Arab League The Arab League ( ar, الجامعة العربية, ' ), formally the League of Arab States ( ar, جامعة الدول العربية, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world, which is located in Northern Africa, Western Africa, E ...
Oron 1960: 123 and was created by article 3 of the
Charter of the Arab League 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 signat ...
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Organisation

The Charter states that the Council is to be composed of representatives, as necessary
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and
foreign minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
s,Osmańczyk 2003: 1290 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 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 ...
is appointed by two-thirds majority. The Council has seven special committees: *Political *Economic *Communications *Cultural *Legal *Social *Health


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