Structure of the League

What was it?

• Each member was represented on the Assembly
• They met once a year to discuss general topics.
• All the decisions were unanimous

Strengths;

Each country in the league was well-represented.

Weaknesses:

• They only met once a year and a war would start in that time and the assembly  wouldnt be able to talk about it.
• There were language borders between the representatives of each nation.
• There were powers to veto any decision that was made.

What was it?

• This consisted of five permanent members ( Britain, France, Italy, Japan and was supposed to be the USA)
• The councils main duty was to solve any disputes between states by negociations, if possible.
• The council was to provide the machinery to enforce the policy of collective security which would guarentee future peace.

Strengths:

• It could solve any minor disputes between any states.
• It had 4 permanent members which meant that they would always be available to do their duty.
• There was a good system in place to solve any disputes.

Weaknesses:

• There were only 4 permanent members which meant that all of the other countries were semi-permanent members and they didn't have a proper role.
• It relied too much on the good will of its members.

What was it?

• This was a court of 15 judges chosen from the nations of the league.
• It was based in the Hague, Netherlands.
• It dealt with disputes between countries over international law such as terms of a treaty.

Strengths:

• The judges were all chosen from nations that were members of the league.
• It was well-organised.

Weaknesses:

• It had no means of enforcing it decision so it relied on it's members
• It had no standing army.
• It was seperated from the rest of the league