Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty
Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty| Treaty of Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation of the League of Arab States |
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Collective security |
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18 June 1950 |
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Cairo, Egypt |
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Arab League member-states |
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Arabic |
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| Arab League |
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The Treaty of Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation of the League of Arab States (commonly, the Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty) is a treaty among the member states of the Arab League signed on 18 June 1950 in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
The Treaty created two of the principal institutions of the Arab League:
- the Joint Defence Council
- the Economic Council (renamed Economic and Social Council in 1980)[2]
Both councils report to the Council of the Arab League.[3]
References
- ↑ Osmańczyk 2003: 1294
- ↑ Ghantus 1982: 59
- ↑ Osmańczyk 2003: 1290
Bibliography
- Ghantus, Elias T. (1982). Arab industrial integration. London: Croom Helm Limited. ISBN 0-7099-1117-3.
- Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003). "League of Arab States Treaty of Joint Defense and Economic Cooperation, 1950". In Mango, Anthony. Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements 2 (3 ed.). New York: Routledge.
