League of Nations structure
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- League of Nations - Structure
- THE SECRETARIAT
- Like civil service, kept records of League meetings - carried out work of League
- THE COUNCIL
- Met 5 times a year or in emergency
- Temporary members elected by Assembly for 3 periods
- Each member country had a VETO in Assembly and Council means 1 permanent member could stop the Council acting even if others agreed
- Moral condemnation
- Could decide which contry was 'the aggressor' and tell it to stop
- Economic and financial sanctions
- Members could refuse to trade with the aggressor
- Military force
- Armed forces of member countries could be used against an aggressor
- THE ASSEMBLY
- 'Leagues Parliament'
- Could only recommend action to the Council, could vote on:
- Admitting new members to the League
- Appointing temporary members of the Council
- The budget of the League
- Other deas put forward by Council
- Met once a year, each country had one vote
- THE PERMANENT COURT OF JUSTICE
- Settled disputes between countries peacefully
- Gave legal advice to Assembly/Council
- THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO)
- Brought together employers, governments and workers representatives once a year
- Aim to improve conditions of working people
- Collected statistics and information about working conditions and tried to persuade member countries to adopt suggestions
- THE MANDATES COMMISSION
- Made sure Britain and France acted in the interests of the people that territory, not in its own interest
- THE REFUGEES COMMITEE
- Helped to return refugees to their original homes after the end of WW1
- THE SLAVERY COMMISSION
- Worked to abolish slavery around the world
- THE HEALTH COMMITEE
- Deal with problem of dangerous diseases to educate people about health and sanitation
- Early successes
- Solved dispute 1921 - Germany and Poland over Upper Silesia
- Gave good reputation
- Sweden and Finland over Aaland Islands 1921
- Gave good reputation
- Sweden and Finland over Aaland Islands 1921
- Combat spread of diseases
- Fought against slavery and tried to create better working conditions
- Solved dispute 1921 - Germany and Poland over Upper Silesia
- THE SECRETARIAT
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