Webinar on Arab League Legislative Bodies

Detected March 20th, 2026

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The Law Library of Congress is hosting a webinar on March 26, 2026, discussing the role of legislative bodies in Arab League member states. The webinar will cover the structure, election modalities, eligibility criteria, and legislative processes within these countries.

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The Law Library of Congress is hosting a webinar on March 26, 2026, featuring George Sadek, a senior foreign law specialist. The webinar, titled "Role of Legislative Bodies in Arab League Member States: Comparative Overview," will delve into the purpose, membership, and structure of the Arab League, followed by a comparative analysis of legislative bodies in its 22 member states. It will distinguish between bicameral and unicameral systems, discuss election and appointment processes for parliamentarians, and examine eligibility criteria and legislative procedures.

This event is informational and does not impose new regulatory requirements. Compliance officers in organizations with operations or interests in the Middle East and North Africa region may find the comparative legal overview useful for understanding the legislative landscape. Registration is required to attend the webinar.

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The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering laws of Arabic-speaking countries and Islamic law. George has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including the New Multinational Report on the Acquisition of Citizenship through International Adoption , FALQS: Qatar’s New Counterterrorism Law , and FALQ: Saudi Arabia Imposes Enhanced Penalties on Violators of Hajj Regulation .

We hope you will join George Sadek, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress, on March 26 at 2:00 p.m. EDT for an upcoming Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar, titled: Role of Legislative Bodies in Arab League Member States: Comparative Overview.

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The Arab League, also known as the League of Arab States, was formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. Currently, the Arab League has 22 members and is considered one of the oldest regional organizations worldwide. This year (2026), it celebrates its 81st anniversary.

In the introduction, this webinar will briefly address the purpose of the Arab League, its members, its headquarters, the Secretary General, and the charter. Additionally, the webinar will present a classification of the legislative bodies in each member state of the Arab League, distinguishing between bicameral parliaments—comprising two chambers, as in Bahrain, Egypt, and Jordan—and unicameral parliaments, consisting of a single chamber, as in Syria, Lebanon, and Tunisia.

The webinar will further address the modalities by which parliamentarians in the member states of the Arab League are either directly elected by the populace or appointed by the respective heads of state. In addition, the webinar will examine the eligibility criteria and legal requirements for membership in the legislative bodies across Arab countries.

Finally, the webinar will provide an analysis of the legislative process in Arab states, including those with bicameral and unicameral parliamentary systems, as well as in states such as Kuwait, where the legislative body is currently suspended by decree of the ruler. The webinar will further examine the legislative procedures in Arab countries experiencing internal armed conflict, such as Libya.

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