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League of Nations
The League of Nations was the ill-fated predecessor of the United Nations. Origins To Alexander of Russia's scheme of a Holy Alliance we need only briefly allude. Though admirable in intention it was rejected as "sublime nonsense and mysticism” by Castlereagh, and it eventually […]
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League of Nations
The League of Nations was the ill-fated predecessor of the United Nations. Origins To Alexander of Russia's scheme of a Holy Alliance we need only briefly allude. Though admirable in intention it was rejected as "sublime nonsense and mysticism” by Castlereagh, and it eventually […]
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League of Nations History
League of Nations History The founding of the League of Nations in 1919 marked a radical departure from previous methods of diplomacy. Prior to August 1914, traditional diplomacy, or, as it was often called after the First World War, “Old Diplomacy,” was a system of intercourse between the governments of sovereign states. This system relied…
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League of Nations Failure
League of Nations Failure Even before its first meeting, the League of Nations suffered what some historians have characterized as a death blow: the U.S. rejection of the Treaty of Versailles and with it, the League of Nations. A variety of factors led to the U.S. Senate’s rejection of the treaty, among them Woodrow Wilson’s…
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League of Nations Treaty Series
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on league of nations treaty series explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "league of nations treaty series" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary […]
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League of Nations Covenants
League of Nations Covenants The Covenant of the League, first signed by the 32 signatories of the Treaty of Versailles, and accepted and acted upon by the 48 States who in 1921 were members of the League. Article 1 of the Covenant consisted of the rules of membership. It stipulates that the original members of…
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League of Nations Summary
League of Nations Summary Introduction The Covenant of the League of Nations was incorporated in the Peace Treaty in 1919. After the World War I, the demand for an international organization to prevent war has often been made in the last four centuries after any great European conflict. The League proved incapable of effective action…
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League of Nations conventions
League of Nations conventions International Convention Concerning the use of Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace 23.9.1936 International Convention on Stamp Laws in Connection with Cheques, with Protocol 19.3.1931 International Convention on the Stamp Laws in Connection with Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, with Protocol 7.6.1930 International Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the…
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Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims Full Title A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence Details Author: William C. Anderson (United…
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League of Arab States
League of Arab States and the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in dispute settlement Based on the Handbook on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes between States (1992, United Nations): Article 5 of the League Pact provides for an arbitral role for the Council of the League, which is composed of […]
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The gentle civilizer of nations : the rise and fall of international law
The gentle civilizer of nations : the rise and fall of international law, 1870-1960 / Martti Koskenniemi See International law – History of International Law International law was born from the impulse to ‘civilize’ late nineteenth-century attitudes towards race and society, argues Martti Koskenniemi in this extensive study of the rise and fall of modern…