Pacto De La Liga Arabe

Pact of the League of Arab States, March 22, 1945
His Excellency the President of the Syrian Republic, His Royal Highness the Emir of Transjordan, His Majesty the King of Iraq, His Majesty the King of Saudi-Arabia, His Excellency the President of the Lebanese Republic, His Majesty the King of Egypt, the King of Yemen, With a view to strengthen[ing] the close relations and numerous ties whichbind the Arab States, And out of concern for the cementing and reinforcing of these bonds on the basis of respect for the independence and sovereignty of theme Stated, And in order to direct their efforts toward[s] the goal of the welfare of all the Arab States, their common weal, the guarantee of their future and the realization of their aspirations And in response to Arab public opinion in all theArab countries, Have agreed to conclude a pact to this effect and have delegated as their plenipotentiaries those whose names are given below: Who, after the exchange of the credentials granting them full authority, which were found valid and in proper form, have agreed upon the following:

Article 1.
The League of Arab States shall be composed of the: independent Arab States that have signedthis Pact. Every independent Arab State shall have the right to adhere to the League. Should it desire to adhere, it shall present an application to this effect which shall be filed with the permanent General Secretariat and submitted to the Council at its first meeting following the presentation of the application.

Article 2.
The purpose of the League is to draw closer the relations betweenmember States and co-ordinate their political activities with the aim of realizing a close collaboration between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries. It also has among its purposes a close co-operation of the member States with due regard to the structure of each of these States and the conditionsprevailing therein, in the following matters: (a) Economic and financial matters, including trade, customs, currency, agriculture and industry; (b) (communications, including railways, roads, aviation, navigation, and posts and telegraphs; (c) Cultural matters;

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(d) Matters connected with nationality, passports, visas, execution of judgments and extradition; (e) Social welfare matters; (f)Health matters.

Article 3.
The League shall have a Council composed of the representatives of the member States. Each State shall have one vote, regardless of the number of its representatives. The Council shall be entrusted with the function of realizing the purpose of the League and of supervising the execution of the agreements concluded between the member States on matters referred to in thepreceding article or on other matters. It shall also have the function of determining the means whereby the League will collaborate with the international organizations which may be created in the future to guarantee peace and security and organize economic and social relations.

Article 4.
A special Committee shall be formed for each of the categories enumerated in article 2, on which themember States shall be represented. These Committees shall be entrusted with establishing the basis and scope of co-operation in the form of draft agreements which shall be submitted to the Council for its consideration preparatory to their being submitted to the States referred to. Delegates representing the other Arab countries may participate in these Committees as members. The Council shalldetermine the circumstances in which the participation of these representatives shall be allowed as well as the basis of the representation.

Article 5.
The recourse to force for the settlement of disputes between two or more member States shall not be allowed. Should there arise among them a dispute that does not involve the independence of a State, its sovereignty or its territorial integrity,...