INTRODUCTION
The
League of Nations came into being after the World War One, in which her formation
revolutionizes the political instability in world diplomacy to a point of
order. The League of Nation’s task was simple- to ensure that war never broke
out again. After the turmoil caused by the First World War, many looked to the
League of Nations to bring stability to the world1. The only way to
avoid a repetition of such disaster, was to create an international body whose
sole purpose was to maintain world peace and which would sort out international
disputes as and when they occurred. This would be the task of the League of
Nations2.
After
the devastation of the war, support for such good idea was great (except in
America where isolationism was taking root). The League of Nations was to be
based in Geneva, Switzerland. This choice was natural as Switzerland was a
natural country and had not fought in the World War One. No one could dispute
this choice especially as an international organization such as the Red Cross
was already based in Switzerland.
The
League is empowered to do three things-these were known as its sanctions; It
could call on the states in dispute to sit down and discuss the problem in an
orderly and peaceful manner. These would be done in the League’s Assembly-
which was essentially the League’s parliament which could listen to disputes
and come to discussion on how to proceed. If one nation was seen to be the
offender, the League could introduce verbal sanctions-warning an aggressor
nation that she would need to leave another nation’s territory or face the
consequences3. If the states in dispute failed to listen to the
Assembly’s decision, the League could introduce economic sanctions. This would
be arranged by the League’s Council. The purpose of this sanction was to
financially hit the aggressor nation so that she would have to do as the League
required. The logic behind it was to push an aggressor nation towards bankruptcy,
so that the people in that state would take out their anger on their government
forcing them to accept the League’s decision4.
Akinbiyi, M (2019). IN WHAT SENSE, IF ANY COULD THE LEAGUE OF NATION BE REGARDED AS A REVOLUTION IN WORLD DIPLOMACY?. Afribary.com: Retrieved January 27, 2021, from https://afribary.com/works/the-league-of-nationsvol1
Morakinyo, Akinbiyi. "IN WHAT SENSE, IF ANY COULD THE LEAGUE OF NATION BE REGARDED AS A REVOLUTION IN WORLD DIPLOMACY?" Afribary.com. Afribary.com, 12 Sep. 2019, https://afribary.com/works/the-league-of-nationsvol1 . Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.
Morakinyo, Akinbiyi. "IN WHAT SENSE, IF ANY COULD THE LEAGUE OF NATION BE REGARDED AS A REVOLUTION IN WORLD DIPLOMACY?". Afribary.com, Afribary.com, 12 Sep. 2019. Web. 27 Jan. 2021. < https://afribary.com/works/the-league-of-nationsvol1 >.
Morakinyo, Akinbiyi. "IN WHAT SENSE, IF ANY COULD THE LEAGUE OF NATION BE REGARDED AS A REVOLUTION IN WORLD DIPLOMACY?" Afribary.com (2019). Accessed January 27, 2021. https://afribary.com/works/the-league-of-nationsvol1