Organization of the League

Assembly & Council

The Assembly: the League’s parliament
- every country in the League had a representative
- it met once a year
- decisions had to be ==UNANIMOUS==
The Council
- made up of permanent & temporary members
- met about 5 times a year
  - more often in case of emergency
- permanent members had a veto vote
  - they could strike down ideas by temporary members
  - led to the League’s downfall when two permanent members later left
- resolved disputes by talking; if this failed, they had a range of powers
  - see Wilson’s ambitious plan under “Punishment” for more details on:
  1. Moral Condemnation
    - still a norm today to condemn violence (e.g. Singapore condemned the Capitol attack, Nice terrorist attack)
    - gives a platform for countries to take sides
      - the League places pressures on countries to pick a side
  2. Threaten to stop trade
  3. Military intervention