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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
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multilateral treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| awardedRelatedHonor | Nobel Peace Prize 1929 to Frank B. Kellogg ⓘ |
| category |
Interwar diplomacy
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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
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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
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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
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did not provide enforcement mechanisms ⓘ outlawed war of aggression among signatories ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Aristide Briand
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Frank B. Kellogg ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| primaryPurpose |
promotion of peaceful settlement of disputes
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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
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interwar idealism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy