The Organisations of the League of Nations
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- The Organisation of the League of Nations
- General Assembly
- Met annually in Geneva, Switzerland as it was a neutral country in WW1
- Each member state could send up to 3 reps, and each state was allowed to cast one vote
- All decisions had to be unanimous
- Main role was to decide general policies and organise the LON's finances.
- The Council
- Smaller body - main function was to settle political disputes between nations
- Met a total of 107 times between 1920-1939
- Permanent Members
- 4 original: Britain, France, Japan and Italy
- Germany became a 5th member after joining the League in 1926
- 4 original: Britain, France, Japan and Italy
- Non-Permanent Members
- Initially were to be 4, elected every 3 years by General Assembly
- First: Belgium, Brazil, Greece and Spain
- Smaller body - main function was to settle political disputes between nations
- The Secretariet
- Carried out the day-to-day work of the league, publishing reports and dealing with routine but vital matters
- Based in Geneva and directed by a secretary-general,first was Sir Eric Drummond (held post 1919-1933)
- The Permanent Court of International Justice
- Designed to deal with the legal disputes between states
- Consisted of 15 judges of different nationalities who were elected for a period of nine years by the General Assembly
- Ran from 1922 to 1946
- Commissions and Committees
- A number were established to deal with specific problems
- Commissions dealt with issues such as Mandates, disarmament, refugees and slavery
- Committees for matters relating to international labour, health, child welfare, drug problems and women's rights
- General Assembly
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