Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty explained

Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty
Long Name:	Treaty of Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation of the League of Arab States
Type:	Collective security
Location Signed:	Cairo, Egypt
Parties:	member-states
Language:	Arabic

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]

Bibliography

• Book: Ghantus , Elias T. . Arab industrial integration . London . Croom Helm Limited . 1982 . 0-7099-1117-3 . registration .
• Book: Osmańczyk , Edmund Jan . Edmund Osmańczyk . League of Arab States Treaty of Joint Defense and Economic Cooperation, 1950 . Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements . Mango . Anthony . 2 . 3 . New York . Routledge . 2003 .

External links

• English translation of the treaty

Notes and References

1. Osmańczyk 2003: 1294
2. Ghantus 1982: 59
3. Osmańczyk 2003: 1290