INL 432: GCC Charter and Statutes

This course focuses on the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC). It explains history of the GCC, member states, the GCC charter, organizational structure, objectives and logo of the organization. Economic Cooperation Agreement is studied. Achievements of economic cooperation in the various fields is illustrated. This includes cooperation in agriculture, energy, planning statistics and development, telecommunication, transportation and communication, fight against harmful and injurious practices in international trade, VAT and other taxes, finance, the customs union, common market and economic nationality, monetary union and the single currency. Likewise, cooperation in intellectual property, human and environmental affairs, security, media and legal and judicial proceedings is reflected. Cooperation in environmental protection is focused on. The course in this respect looks into the GCC Environment Act 1997, The conservation of natural life and environment act 2010 and other environmental protection instruments in comparison with counterpart Saudi Arabia environmental law.