League of Nations:Structure Flashcards
Who were the members of the Assembly?
–>all member nations
What was the role of the Assembly?
LIMITED decide on: -->Admission new members -->app. temp members of COUNCIL -->budget of league -->Other ideas put forth by council
How were decisions made in the assembly?
–>had to be unanimous
What made the structure of the assembly more difficult for the league to work effectively and why?
- ->Decisions had 2 b unanimous
- ->Very difficult
- ->different interests
- ->Couldn’t take decisive action
Who were the PERMANENT members of the Council?
–>Britain,France,Italy and Japan
How many times a year did the council meet?
- ->in crisis
- -> on average 5 times a year
How many times a year did the assembly meet?
–>once a year
What made the structure of the council more difficult for the league to work effectively?
- ->each member had a veto
- -> If one member vote against, wouldn’t get passed
- -> decisions had to be UNANIMOUS
–>stop. council mak. dec. against interests of memb
What was the role of the council?
- ->settle international
- ->disputes
What could the council implement if discussions between countries proved ineffective?
–>sanctions
What was the role of the Secretariat?
–>CIVIL SERVICE OF THE LEAGUE
- ->paperwork
- ->arrange meetings
- ->carry out decisions
- -> made by council
What made the structure of the Secretariat more difficult for the league to work effectively?
- ->not many members
- ->took too long 2 proc. pw
- ->got things done
- ->too SLOW
What commissions did the League of Nations have?
- ->Mandates
- ->Disarmament
- ->Slavery
- ->Refugees
What were the committees of the League?
- ->Health organisation
- –>International Labour Organisation
What were the criticisms of the council?
- ->European club
- ->Racial discrimination
- ->Dominated by Britain,France and Italy
- -> examp. of “white man’s burden” attitu.
- ->Significant world powers missing
- ->USA,USSR,Germany
What sanctions could the council impose if discussions between countries proved ineffective?
- ->Moral Condemnation
- ->Economic sanctions
- ->Military Force
What was moral condemnation?
- -> LoN would declare who was the “agressor”
- ->condemn them
How can moral condemnation be said to be ineffective?
- -> world public opinion diff across globe
- ->some sympathy
- -> some condemn - ->If dictatorship, they don’t rrly care
How can military force be said to be ineffective?
- ->League:no army
- -> Relies on countries sending troops
- -> if not in self-interest, they won’t send
How can trade sanctions be said to be ineffective?
- ->Occurred during GD
- -> don’t wnna hurt citi. even more
What was the role of the International Court of Justice?
- -> 2 give LEGAL advice to
- ->council/assembly
- ->to help them make decisions
Who were members of the International Court of Justice?
- ->Lawyers
- ->Legal experts
- ->Judges
What were the sources of tension between Britain and France?
- ->Brit. want. 2 limit powers of league(military action)
- -> didn’t want to get invo. in uncessory For.
- ->took a lot of money + military resources
- ->Didn’t want to weaken emp. - ->Fr. wanted league have more power (military action)
- -> Want. it 2 be require for MS to send troops
- -> if one country act. aggresively
Who were members of the International Labour Organisation?
- ->two GOVERNMENT MINISTERS per nation
- ->one 4 employer
- ->one 4 worker
What was the aim of the International Labour Organisation?
- ->2 improve the cond. of working peeps
- ->around the world
What constituted the work of the International Labour Organisation?
–>to collect stats
- ->and to persuade
- ->member countries
- > 2 adopt suggest.s
How did the League improve working/living conditions?
- ->ILO banned poisonous white lead
- ->ILO limit. hours small childr. allowed to work
- ->HEALTH COMMTTEE spons. research in infect.D
- ->HEALTH COMMITTEE redu. no.malaria cases
