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Structure of the League of Nations
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Structure of the League of Nations
The Secretariat
Civil service
Kept records of League meetings
Prepared reports for the different agencies of the League
Had specialist sections
Covered areas such as, health, disarmament and economic matters
The Council
Met often, about five times a year and in emergencies
Permanent members.
In 1920 these were Britain, France, Italy and Japan
Each of these had a VETO
One permanent member could stop the Council acting even if all other members agreed
Temporary members
Elected by the assembly for three year periods
If any disputes arose between members- brought the problem to the council
Sorted out through discussion before matters got out of hand
If this did not work- Council could use a range of powers
Moral Condemnation
Could condemn aggressor and 'tell it off'
Economic and Financial Sanctions
Members of the League could refuse to trade with the aggressor
Military Force
Armed forces of member countries could be used against an aggressor
The Assembly
League's Parliament
Every country in League sent a representative to Assembly
Could recommend action to Council could vote on:
Admitting new members to League
Appointing temporary members of the Council
Budget of the League
Other ideas put forward by the Council
Only met once a year
Decisions had to be unanimous
Permanent Court of International Justice
Key part of League's job of settling disputes between countries peacefully
Based at the Hague in the Netherlands
Made up of judges from member countries
Court would give a decision on a border dispute between two countries
Gave legal advice to the Assembly or Council
Had no way of making sure that countries followed its rulings.
The International Labour Organisation
Brought together employers, governments and workers' representatives once a year
Aim was to improve working conditions for people throughout the world
Collected statistics and information about working conditions
Tried to persuade member countries to adopt its suggestions
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