Government
The Charter of the Arab League endorsed the principle of an Arab homeland while respecting the sovereignty of the individual member states. The internal regulations of the Council of the Arab League and the committees were agreed in October 1951. Those of the Secretariat-General were agreed in May 1953.
Since then, governance of the Arab League has been based on the duality of supra-national institutions and the sovereignty of the 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.
The Arab League is divided into 22 ruling governments, the Arab League Members have monarchies, republics, constitutional monarchies, one coalition government (Somalia), and one Jamahiriya (Libya). The sole exception to this is Palestine, which is represented by the Palestinian Authority headed by Mahmoud Abbas.
There are various local initiatives, such as the Arab Towns Organization.
Read more about this topic: Life In The Arab League
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