Kellogg–Briand Pact

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The Kellogg–Briand Pact was a 1928 international agreement in which numerous nations renounced war as an instrument of national policy, symbolizing idealistic efforts to secure peace in the interwar period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
multilateral treaty
peace treaty
awardedRelatedHonor Nobel Peace Prize 1929 to Frank B. Kellogg
category Interwar diplomacy
Peace treaties
Treaties concluded in 1928
Treaties entered into force in 1929
considered precursor to the UN system of collective security
criticizedFor failure to prevent World War II
lack of enforcement provisions
draftedBy Aristide Briand
Frank B. Kellogg
enteredIntoForceOn 1929-07-24
hasOfficialName Kellogg–Briand Pact self-linksurface differs
surface form: General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy
hasShortName Pact of Paris
historicalPeriod interwar period
influenced Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations
surface form: Charter of the United Nations Article 2(4)

Nuremberg Principles
development of the crime of aggression in international law
initialSignatoriesCount 15
initialSignatory Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czechoslovakia
France
Germany
British India
surface form: India (British India)

Italy
Japan
New Zealand
Poland
Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
jurisdiction international law
laterAdherentsCount 60+
legalEffect did not abolish right of self-defense
did not provide enforcement mechanisms
outlawed war of aggression among signatories
namedAfter Aristide Briand
Frank B. Kellogg
negotiatedBy United States of America
surface form: United States
primaryPurpose promotion of peaceful settlement of disputes
renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy
proposedBy France
signedAt French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
signedIn Paris
signedOn 1928-08-27
symbolizes efforts to secure world peace after World War I
interwar idealism

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Kellogg–Briand Pact hasOfficialName Kellogg–Briand Pact self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy
Interwar period significantTreaty Kellogg–Briand Pact