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The Arab League. A Comparative Examination Of Voting Mechanisms: Exploration Of The Unaminity Rule Of The Arab League's Regulations And How The Rule Affects The Organization's Security Function, Abdulrahman N. Ben Homaid Jan 2006

The Arab League. A Comparative Examination Of Voting Mechanisms: Exploration Of The Unaminity Rule Of The Arab League's Regulations And How The Rule Affects The Organization's Security Function, Abdulrahman N. Ben Homaid

SJD Dissertation Abstracts

This study in International Public Law examines the impact of the League of Arab States (LAS), in the context of the legal norms of the new international order. The study analyzes the weakening influence of the League in the international political system, regarding issues of territorial sovereignty and integrity, human rights, and Arab nationalism and solidarity. It is the argument of this study that the Arab League today lacks a strong role in the implementation and enforcement of international law. This lack of influence is primarily due to its internal divisions and members' disputes regarding the norms and standards of …