The
Arab Legal Network website was established on the basis of the decision of the
Council of Arab Ministers of Justice No. 313 of 30/11/1998. The site was
recently developed and updated to enable it to absorb the largest amount of
information and legal documents issued by the League of Arab States from
bilateral and collective agreements, decisions and other documents and
important legal references.
The
aim of the website is to introduce the activities and efforts of the League of
Arab States in the field of legal and judicial action and the development of
legislative and judicial systems in the Arab countries, in order to unify Arab
legislation in line with the tolerant Islamic law and with the religious and
cultural foundations of the Arab nation,
with regards to the promotion of the rule of law, justice, respect for human
rights, ensuring the independence of the judiciary and the consolidation of the
concepts of good governance as prerequisites for economic, social and human
development, as stipulated in the Development and Modernization Document
adopted by the Arab leaders at the Tunis Summit in 2004. The site is also
considered a window to interact with legal changes in the international arena
and defend the issues of the Arab nation and the definition of the rights of
Arab citizens within the family and society. The website will cover the
activities of the legal bodies and institutions operating within the League of
Arab States: the Legal Affairs Department, the Technical Secretariat of the
Council of Arab Ministers of Justice, the Arab Center for Legal and Judicial
Research, the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs, the Permanent Arab Committee
on Human Rights, the Administrative Tribunal of the League of Arab States and
the Arab Investment Court.
The
Legal Affairs Department welcomes the users of the website and is prepared to
receive any comments or suggestions by e-mail. The site is still in the early
stages of its development and modernization in the hope that we will be able to
provide it with the most information and legal documents to provide the most
useful services to the Arab citizen and to researchers, and all those involved
in the legal and judicial fields.
