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.

Significance

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