Covenant of the League of Nations
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constitutional document
founding charter
international treaty
multilateral treaty
post–World War I peace instrument
The Covenant of the League of Nations was the foundational international treaty that established the League’s structure, principles, and mechanisms for collective security and peaceful dispute resolution after World War I.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional document
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founding charter → international treaty → multilateral treaty → post–World War I peace instrument → |
| adoptedAt | Paris Peace Conference → |
| adoptedOn | 1919-04-28 → |
| appliedTo | member states of the League of Nations → |
| bindingOn | League of Nations members → |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1920-01-10 → |
| containsArticleOn |
amendment of the Covenant
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arbitration and judicial settlement → collective sanctions → disarmament → mandates system → membership and withdrawal → |
| containsPrinciple |
collective security
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open diplomacy → peaceful settlement of disputes → reduction of armaments → |
| createdBody |
Assembly of the League of Nations
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Council of the League of Nations → Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations → |
| defines |
functions of the League of Nations
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principles of collective security → procedures for peaceful dispute settlement → structure of the League of Nations → |
| draftedBy | Commission on the League of Nations → |
| enteredIntoForceWith | Treaty of Versailles → |
| established | League of Nations → |
| historicalContext | drafted after World War I → |
| influenced | Charter of the United Nations → |
| influencedBy |
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (indirectly)
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surface form: "Fourteen Points of Woodrow Wilson"
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| keyDrafter |
Jan Smuts
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Léon Bourgeois → Woodrow Wilson → |
| language |
English
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French → |
| numberOfArticles | 26 → |
| officialName | Covenant of the League of Nations → |
| partOf | Treaty of Versailles → |
| providedFor | Permanent Court of International Justice → |
| purpose |
to prevent war through collective security
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to promote international cooperation → to secure peace and security → |
| shortName |
Covenant of the League of Nations
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surface form: "League Covenant"
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| subjectMatter |
international organization law
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international peace and security → |
| supersededBy | Charter of the United Nations → |
| terminationContext | dissolution of the League of Nations in 1946 → |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "League of Nations Covenant"
Permanent Court of International Justice
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authorizedByDocument
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Covenant of the League of Nations
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this entity surface form: "Treaty of Versailles security framework"
subject surface form: "Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points"
this entity surface form: "League of Nations Covenant"
this entity surface form: "Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations"
this entity surface form: "draft Covenant of the League of Nations"
Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco
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relatedTo
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Covenant of the League of Nations
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this entity surface form: "League of Nations Covenant"
this entity surface form: "League of Nations collective security system"
this entity surface form: "League Covenant"