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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in the Palace of Versailles Hall of Mirrors on 28 June 1919. The Covenant of the League of Nations was integrated into the Treaty and all other peace settlements signed in Paris after World War I. The Covenant constituted of a preamble and 26 articles.
The Covenant of the League of Nations was the charter of the League of Nations. It was signed on 28 June 1919 as Part I of the Treaty of Versailles, and became effective together with the rest of the Treaty on 10 January 1920.
Article History. With the ground thus well prepared, and under Wilson’s resolute leadership, the conference was able to draw up, in a few days of intensive committee work, a document which it called the Covenant of the League of Nations. This text was published, as a draft, on February 14, 1919.
Covenant of the League of Nations Paris Peace Conference, April 28, 1919 PREAMBLE In order to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security, by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, just and honorable relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the
The Covenant of the League of Nations, which is also part I of the treaties of peace with Austria, Bulgaria, and Hungary, was an instrument independent of the treaty of peace with Germany after January 10, 1920, the date on which the treaty itself and the Covenant both entered into force.
The League of Nations (1920 – 1946) was the first intergovernmental organization established “to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security”. It is often referred to as the “predecessor” of the United Nations.
In order to promote international co-operation and to achieve international peace and security, by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, ... Agree to this Covenant of the League of Nations.
LON/BPC/APF/455. Title. Complete Text of the League of Nations Covenant. Level of description. Document. Extent and medium. 2 p.
League of Nations, organization for international cooperation established at the initiative of the victorious Allied powers after World War I. Although the League was unable to fulfill the hopes of its founders, its creation was an event of decisive importance in the history of international relations.
Historical background. Covenant of the League of Nations. Main organs of the League of Nations. The League at work. Transition to the United Nations. When the League of Nations was established in 1919, there had been no precedent of an international organization for preserving peace.
