2010-11 MODEL ARAB LEAGUE HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: Introduction to Model Arab League ................................................................. 2 The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations ............................................................................................................ 2 A Brief History of the Model Arab League Program .................................................................................................. 3 Other National Council Student Leadership Development Programs .....................................................................3 Part 2: General Information .......................................................................................... 5 Plenary Session ............................................................................................................................................................5 Summit Session ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Main Councils and Delegate Responsibilities ........................................................................................................... 5 Arab Court of Justice ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Model Arab League Press Corps ................................................................................................................................ 7 National Model Embassy Visits and Policy Briefings ............................................................................................... 7 Part 3: National Council Policies and Regulations..................................................... 8 Behavior and Professional Conduct ............................................................................................... 8 Personal Behavior ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Dress Code ....................................................................................................................................................................8 In Character Role Playing ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Administrative Policies ..................................................................................................................... 9 Position Papers.............................................................................................................................................................9 Country Registration for the Upcoming Year ............................................................................................................ 9 Awards and Recognition.............................................................................................................................................. 9 Part 4: Model Arab League Rules & Procedures ...................................................... 12 I. Plenary Session ............................................................................................................................ 12 II. Council Sessions ........................................................................................................................ 13 Debate: Procedural Motions ...................................................................................................................................... 15 III. Resolutions & Amendments ..................................................................................................... 18 Amendments ...............................................................................................................................................................19 Content and Form of Resolutions ............................................................................................................................. 19 IV. Voting .......................................................................................................................................... 25 V. Summit Session .......................................................................................................................... 26 VI. Officers........................................................................................................................................ 27 Senior Secretariat .......................................................................................................................................................27 Chairs ........................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Other Council Officers ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Powers and Impeachment of Officers ...................................................................................................................... 30 VII. Precedence & Authority ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Part 5: Arab Court of Justice ...................................................................................... 32 Part 6: Supplementary Material .................................................................................. 40 Forming a Delegation ...................................................................................................................... 40 Publicity ............................................................................................................................................ 40 Research .......................................................................................................................................... 41 Resources ................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Arab Embassies in the United States ....................................................................................................................... 42 Non-Governmental Organizations ............................................................................................................................ 44 Appendix: Procedural Reference Sheet .................................................................... 45 PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO MODEL ARAB LEAGUE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS Founded in 1983, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) is a non-profit, non- governmental, educational organization based in Washington D.C. dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of the Arab world. For more than half a century, the Arab world has been at the center of international politics. In addition, the Middle East has been host to the largest sustained deployment of U.S. military forces since World War Two. Yet this same region remains one of the least known and most poorly understood by citizens of the United States. The National Council understands that positive changes in the U.S.-Arab relationship require interaction and conversation at a personal level. Because of this understanding, the National Council works to improve U.S.-Arab relations through people-to-people and leader-to-leader exchanges along with a wide variety of educational and informational programs in the United States. No other organization works as closely with corporate, congressional, and defense leaders to provide the invaluable background, context, and perspective on U.S.-Arab relations. The National Council engages more U.S. community leaders in conferences and discussions about the importance of building and maintaining strong U.S.-Arab relations than any other organization. No other organization is as active on campuses around the country in improving our knowledge of the Arab world. The National Council works with college professors and high school teachers to provide opportunities that have been proven to enrich the academic courses they offer on the Arab world. The National Council has taken more U.S. leaders, teachers, and students to the Arab World for firsthand cultural and educational experiences than any other organization. The National Council’s story is about the power found in the culmination of individual people’s experiences. Individual experiences with the Arab world that have generated knowledge, cultivated enlightenment, and inspired cross-cultural understanding. Since its inception, the National Council has played a very special role in enhancing U.S. awareness of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a unique Arab sub-regional forum grouping Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. National Council President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony is widely published on the roles played by the Arabian Peninsula and the GCC countries in regional and world affairs. Additionally the National Council administers the Joseph J. Malone Fellowship in Arab and Islamic Studies. This fellowship offers select university and high school faculty an opportunity to participate in intensive cultural immersion programs around the Arab world. The participants in this program are provided with the personal experiences