Covenant+of+the+League+of+Nations

Definition
====The Covenant of the League of Nations was the charter of the League of Nations. It was adopted by the Paris Peace Conference in April, 1919. ====

==== Covenant of the League of Nations is significant for peacemaking & peacekeeping from 1918-1936 because The League would composed of three bodies: a General Assembly (representing all member states), an Executive Council (with membership limited to major powers), and a permanent secretariat.====

Also, league members were to be pledged to the following, to:

 * 1) ====Protect the territorial integrity of other member states (Article X)====
 * 2) ====Submit to the League disputes that threatened war====
 * 3) ====Employ economic and military sanctions against nations that resorted to war====
 * 4) ====Participate in arms reduction programs====
 * 5) ====Assist in the establishment of a Permanent International Court of Justice====