Assembly of the League of Nations

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The Assembly of the League of Nations was the organization’s main deliberative body, comprising representatives of all member states who met to discuss and decide on international issues and policies.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deliberative assembly
organ of the League of Nations
aimsTo achieve international peace and security
promote international cooperation
canMake recommendations to member states
cannotMake legally binding resolutions on member states
composedOf representatives of all member states of the League of Nations
decisionRule generally required unanimity for important decisions
dissolvedWith dissolution of the League of Nations
elects President of the Assembly of the League of Nations
establishedBy Covenant of the League of Nations
firstSessionDate 1920
hasAuthorityOver general policy of the League of Nations
hasCommittee Credentials Committee
Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions)
First Committee (Legal and Constitutional Questions)
Fourth Committee (Political Questions)
General Committee
Second Committee (Technical Organizations)
Sixth Committee
surface form: Sixth Committee (Financial and Budgetary Questions)

Third Committee (Reduction of Armaments)
hasFunction admit new members to the League of Nations
approve the League of Nations budget
decide on international policies
discuss international issues
elect judges of the Permanent Court of International Justice
elect non‑permanent members of the Council of the League of Nations
supervise the work of the League of Nations
hasPower consider any matter within the sphere of action of the League of Nations
hasPresident President of the Assembly of the League of Nations
historicalPeriod interwar period
languageUsed English
French
lastSessionDate 1946
locatedIn Switzerland
meetsAt Geneva
meetsFrequency ordinarily once a year
meetsInBuilding Palais des Nations
membershipType universal among League of Nations members
partOf League of Nations
relatedTo Council of the League of Nations
Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations
role main deliberative body of the League of Nations
subjectTo Covenant of the League of Nations
successor United Nations General Assembly
surface form: General Assembly of the United Nations
votingRule one state one vote

Referenced by (18)

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Secretary-General of the League of Nations confirmedBy Assembly of the League of Nations
Covenant of the League of Nations createdBody Assembly of the League of Nations
Credentials Committee formedBy Assembly of the League of Nations
League of Nations hasOrgan Assembly of the League of Nations
founding of the Republic of Turkey internationalRecognition Assembly of the League of Nations
this entity surface form: League of Nations members
Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions) isSubcommitteeOf Assembly of the League of Nations
this entity surface form: League of Nations Assembly committees system
Council of the League of Nations nonPermanentMembersSelectedBy Assembly of the League of Nations
Third Committee (Reduction of Armaments) operatedWithin Assembly of the League of Nations
this entity surface form: League of Nations Assembly framework
Credentials Committee partOf Assembly of the League of Nations
Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions) partOf Assembly of the League of Nations
Fourth Committee (Political Questions) partOf Assembly of the League of Nations
Second Committee (Technical Organizations) partOf Assembly of the League of Nations
Maxim Litvinov participatedIn Assembly of the League of Nations
this entity surface form: League of Nations diplomacy
Second Committee (Technical Organizations) reportedTo Assembly of the League of Nations
Council of the League of Nations reportsTo Assembly of the League of Nations
Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions) reportsTo Assembly of the League of Nations
Fourth Committee (Political Questions) reportsTo Assembly of the League of Nations
Secretary-General of the League of Nations reportsTo Assembly of the League of Nations